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    The Ancients: History and Myth

    Presented by Boston Book Festival at various Copley Square locations

    October 16, 2010

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    Can we ever truly understand the ancients? Have history and legend blended irrevocably? And has Hollywood warped our view? Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff talks about Cleopatra, Sir Peter Stothard explores a famous slave rebellion in The Spartacus Road, while Caroline Alexander provides a fascinating look at the timeless classic, The Iliad, in The War That Killed Achilles. Hosted by Boston Phoenix Executive Editor Peter Kadzis. Sponsored...

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    Can we ever truly understand the ancients? Have history and legend blended irrevocably? And has Hollywood warped our view? Pulitzer Prize winner Stacy Schiff talks about Cleopatra, Sir Peter Stothard explores a famous slave rebellion in The Spartacus Road, while Caroline Alexander provides a fascinating look at the timeless classic, The Iliad, in The War That Killed Achilles. Hosted by Boston Phoenix Executive Editor Peter Kadzis. Sponsored by Hachette Book Group.


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    various Copley Square locations


    Boston, MA 02116

    Admission Info:

    FREE!


    General Day and Time Info:

    10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.


    Phone: (617)252-3240


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