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Greek and Latin Voices
Series about the literature which underpins Western civilisation.
3/4. Andy Martin, a writer and French lecturer at Cambridge University assesses Tacitus' influence on writers like Racine and political figures like Napoleon.
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Wed 12 Mar 200823:00
BBC Radio 3
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- Wed 12 Mar 200823:00BBC Radio 3
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