Miracula: Weird and Wonderful Stories of Ancient Greece and Rome Publisher / V&A Publications Pilpelchuma is a Libyan chilli

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Miracula: Weird and Wonderful Stories of Ancient Greece and Rome Publisher / V&A Publications Pilpelchuma is a Libyan chilliBoth humorous and shocking, Miracula is filled with astonishing facts and stories drawn from ancient Greece and Rome that have rarely been retold in English. It explores 'the incredible' as presented by little known classical writers like Callimachus and Phlegon of Tralles. However, it offers much more: familiar authors such as Herodotus and Cicero often couldn't resist relating sensational, tabloid worthy tales. The book also tackles ancient examples