Harold Whetstone Johnston
Encyclopedia
Harold Whetstone Johnston (1859-1912) was a classical historian and Professor of Latin
at Indiana University
who is most famous for writing The Private Life of the Romans.
Latin
Latin is an Italic language originally spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. It, along with most European languages, is a descendant of the ancient Proto-Indo-European language. Although it is considered a dead language, a number of scholars and members of the Christian clergy speak it fluently, and...
at Indiana University
Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana...
who is most famous for writing The Private Life of the Romans.
Work
- 1897 A collection of examples illustrating the metrical licenses of vergil
- 1903 The Private Life of the Romans, Publisher: Beaufort Books (1972 reissue) ISBN 0-8369-9915-0 http://www.forumromanum.org/life/johnston.html
- 1910 Selected Orations and Letters of CiceroCiceroMarcus Tullius Cicero , was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.He introduced the Romans to the chief...
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