Who's Who and What's What in the Ancient World
Greek and Roman names ot people and places are in everyday use, but why is it Rich as Croesus and an Achilles heel a Herculean task, a Gladiatorial clash, an Oedipus complex and Platonic love?
Kenneth MacLeish , the writer who specialises in the Classics, and Pat EasterUng , Fellow of Newnham College, Cambridge, answer your questions.
Sue MacGregor is in the Chair
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