Latin literature is, essentially, that of the history of Rome; A literature rich in civil spirit that, from the republican and conquering era to the triumphant imperial period, always strove to define the fundamental values on which the affirmation was based.
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From literary prose to moral poetry and theatre, from the august era to that of the rétors... The essential identity of Latin literature is the backbone of this delightful and exciting journey in which Pierre Grimal, one of the most outstanding popularizers of Roman civilization, wisely travels the meanders of the brilliant individual personalities —Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Seneca, Petronius, Tacitus, Lucilius, Terence or Cicero—, linking them opportunely with the great currents linked to the political and spiritual destiny of one of the most splendid civilizations of the world. History of humanity.