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Pierre Grimal

Born

in Paris, France

November 21, 1912

Died

November 02, 1996

Genre

Biographies & Memoirs, History, Historical Fiction

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Admitted to the École Normale Supérieure in 1933, and receiving a third in the "Agrégation des lettres" in 1935, he was member of the French School at Rome (1935-1937) then taught Latin at a Rennes lycée. Then he was active as a professor of Roman civilization at the faculties of Caen and Bordeaux, and finally at the Sorbonne for thirty years.
He published studies on the Roman civilization, of which many volumes to the "Que sais-je?" series, and translations of Latin classical authors (Cicero, Seneca the Younger, Tacitus, Plautus, Terence). On his retirement, he also published biographies and fictionalized histories (Mémoires d’Agrippine, le procès Néron), more intended for the general public.
At the end of his life, he campaigned for the saf ...more

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	Historia de Roma 3.76 avg rating — 209 ratings — published 2003 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mémoires d'Agrippine 3.83 avg rating — 197 ratings — published 1992 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La civilisation romaine 3.92 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 1960 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yunan Mitolojisi by Pierre Grimal, Işık Ergüden (Translator) 3.52 avg rating — 117 ratings — published 1953 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	El siglo de Augusto 3.64 avg rating — 80 ratings — published 1955 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'Empire Romain 3.65 avg rating — 79 ratings — published 1979 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Larousse World Mythology 4.35 avg rating — 52 ratings — published 1965 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love in Ancient Rome 3.76 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 1979 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Marco Aurélio: O imperador filósofo by Pierre Grimal, Vera Ribeiro (Translator) 3.86 avg rating — 44 ratings — published 1991 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	اسطوره های بابل و ایران باستان by Pierre Grimal, ایرج علی آبادی 3.45 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1962 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Augusto y Mecenas saben muy bien que los hombres son incapaces de conformarse únicamente con la razón. Las leyes pueden constreñir; solo la poesía posee el don de persuadir y encadenar los corazones.”
― Pierre Grimal, El siglo de Augusto

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