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Babrius’ humorous and pointed fables in Greek verse probably date from the first century AD. From the same period come the lively fables in Latin verse written by Phaedrus, which satirize social and political life in Augustan Rome.

Fables

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    A Hardback by Babrius, Phaedrus, Ben Edwin Perry

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      Publisher Harvard University Press
      Published 1 January 1965
      ISBN-13 9780674994805
      978-0674994805
      ISBN-10 0674994809

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Babrius’ humorous and pointed fables in Greek verse probably date from the first century AD. From the same period come the lively fables in Latin verse written by Phaedrus, which satirize social and political life in Augustan Rome.

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