A View of the Various Editions of the Greek and Roman Classics

1778

Shoults Eb 1778 H

London: Printed for T. Becket

Virtually all literary works surviving from the ancient Greeks and Romans were written by ‘dead, white males’. Greek women in ancient times could not become citizens; Roman women were under the complete control of either their fathers or husbands; and non-Greeks and Romans, male and female, were considered ‘barbarians’. Some academics and feminists therefore believe that most ancient writings are sexist, racist and elitist and have no relevance in our modern world. Conditions for men and women were different in the ancient world, that’s just the way it was, but it is no reason to dismiss all ancient literature as not relevant. This volume contains a list of ‘various editions of the Greek and Roman classics’, including these entries for Cicero and Caesar. There are gaps in the literary history of the ancient world and we have no idea what works have been lost over time.