{"product_id":"heliodorus-the-aethiopica-paperback","title":"Heliodorus - The Aethiopica - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHeliodorus\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eThe Athenian Society\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis translation of the ancient Greek novel \u003cem\u003eAethiopica\u003c\/em\u003e by Heliodorus was produced in 1897 by the scholars of antiquity belonging to the Athenian Society in Athens.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many centuries this novel was very obscure to readers in Western Europe. However, copies had always circulated around the Byzantine Empire, and it was during the Renaissance in the 14\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century that burgeoning interest in classical Greece led to the \u003cem\u003eAethiopica\u003c\/em\u003e being recognized and read by Western European scholars. Various translations occurred through subsequent centuries; this translation to English was brought to fruition by academics of classics based in Athens in the late 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are introduced to Chariclea, who was born to King Hydaspes and Queen Persinna, of ancient Ethiopia. The girl is said to have been conceived when her mother fixed eyes upon a marble statue; a point crucial to the story later on. The young woman is romanced by Theagenes, a man of nobility from the northerly lands of Thessaly, and in eloping the pair endures many dangerous encounters with wild creatures and roaming bandits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTogether with the translated text, we find a scholarly introduction which explains the historical significance of this work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 84\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 1897\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51777824325920,"sku":"9781789875577","price":15.8,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a84fee051ba6a41351337f85160d00ae.webp?v=1780502089","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/heliodorus-the-aethiopica-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}