This accessible one-volume survey of the literature of Greece and Rome covers the period between Homer around 700 BC and Augustine around AD 410.:.; Highlights what is important historically and of continuing interest and value in classical literature.; An introduction by the editor presents essential information in a concise, accessible way.; Each chapter focuses on a particular genre or area of literature.; This structure allows readers to see continuities between different periods and to move easily between the Greek and Roman worlds.; Includes extensive quotations in English.; A timeline a.;Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; 1 Epic; 2 Drama; 3 Rhetoric; 4 History, Biography and Fiction; 5 Erotic Literature; 6 Literature and Power; 7 Aspects of Wit; 8 Thinkers; 9 Believers; Appendix 1: Translations of Four Longer Passages; Appendix 2: Timeline; Appendix 3: List of Roman Emperors; Appendix 4: Major Greek and Roman Gods; Notes; Further Reading; Index.