Mason Hammond (1903–2002)

Autore di Aeneas to Augustus: A Beginning Latin Reader for College Students

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Sull'Autore

Mason Hammond was born on February 14, 1903, in Boston, Mass., the son of Samuel and Grace Hammond. He began his college education at Harvard University in the mid-1920s and as a Rhodes Scholar at Oxford University. After earning his bachelor's degree, Hammond returned to the U.S. and began mostra altro teaching Greek, Latin, and History at Harvard University, where he eventually became an Emeritus Pope Professor of Latin Language and Literature. Using his expertise in Languages and Classical Studies, Hammond started writing shortly after beginning his teaching career. His first book, The Augustan Principate, was published by Harvard University Press in 1933. Hammond's other books include City-State and World-State in Greek and Roman Political Theory until Augustus and The Antonine Monarchy. Also the co-author of Aeneas to Augustus: A Beginning Latin Reader for College Students and co-editor of revised editions of Plautus's Menaechmi and Miles Gloriosus, Hammond is an American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno

Opere di Mason Hammond

Popolari Recenti

Aeneas to Augustus: A Beginning Latin Reader for College Students (1967) 178 copie

Latin: a Historical and Linguistic Handbook (1976) 14 copie

The City in the Ancient World (1972) 12 copie

The Antonine monarchy 5 copie

City-State and World State in Greek and Roman Political Theory until Augustus (1951) 4 copie

Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Volume 64 (1959) — A cura di — 2 copie

T. Macci Plauti Miles Gloriosus 1 copia

The Augustan principate in theory and practice during the Julio-Claudian period, (1933) 1 copia

Latin, Greek, and Hebrew inscriptions on and in Harvard buildings, part I : Memorial Hall 1 copia

The enclosure of the Harvard Yard 1 copia

Notes on the words and music used in Harvard's commencement ceremonies 1 copia

Additions and corrections to "Notes on the words and music used in Harvard's commencement ceremonies" 1 copia

A Harvard armory 1 copia

A supplement to "A Harvard armory" 1 copia

Library of Kirkland House : The John Hicks House 1 copia

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Enciclopedia della storia universale (1940) — Collaboratore, alcune edizioni — 674 copie

I Menecmi (1956) — A cura di, alcune edizioni — 306 copie

Miles Gloriosus (1901) — A cura di, alcune edizioni — 240 copie

Harvard Studies in Classical Philology. Volume 84 (1980) — Collaboratore — 2 copie

Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Volume 78 (1974) — Collaboratore — 2 copie

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Informazioni generali

Data di nascita: 1903
Data di morte: 2002-10-13
Sesso: male
Nazionalità: USA
Luogo di nascita: Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Luogo di morte: Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Istruzione: Oxford University
Harvard College (AB, summa cum laude|1925)
Attività lavorative: classical scholar
university professor
Organizzazioni: Harvard University
United States Army Air Forces
Premi e riconoscimenti: Rhodes Scholar

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City-State and World State in Greek and Roman… di Mason hammond

This is a book about greek and roman political theory and its relation to actual political organisations in antiquity. The author recapitulates in broad terms the development of political institutions from the independent greek city-states to the hellenistic empires, the roman republic and the beginning of the roman empire. His main thesis is that hellenistic and roman theorists were not able to put forward a viable political theory for the gigantic empires they lived in and that this failure had a significant effect on the political institutions of the Roman empire. It's a good and interesting book but the arguments were perhaps a bit too brief since it was not always clear to me what the intended conclusions were. The final chapters on how Cicero was influenced by Greek political theory and how he in turn influenced Augustus' practical measures were the most interesting ones in my opinion.… (altro)

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thcson | Sep 6, 2011 |

Aeneas to Augustus: A Beginning Latin Reader for… di Mason Hammond

This is a pretty good beginning Latin reader, definitely worth checking out in your library if you're working on comps - puts you through your paces quickly. If you can read this facily, you should have no problems.

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macgillicutty | 1 altra recensione | Mar 11, 2007 |

Aeneas to Augustus : a beginning Latin reader for… di Mason and Amory Hammond, Anne

Edition: // Descr: xiii, 491 p. 27 cm. // Series: Call No. { 478.87 H18 } Examples are in Latin Explanations are in English Contains Metrical Schemes, Index of Sources, Index of Authors and Works, and Vocabulary. // //

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ColgateClassics | 1 altra recensione | Oct 26, 2012 |

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