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Seneca, James S. Romm
Timeless wisdom on death and dying from the celebrated Stoic philosopher Seneca
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A vibrant new translation of Seneca’s On the Shortness of Life, a pointed reminder to make the most of our time
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Timeless wisdom on generosity and gratitude from the great Stoic philosopher Seneca
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Timeless wisdom on controlling anger in personal life and politics from the Roman Stoic philosopher and statesman Seneca.
James S. Romm
For the Greeks and Romans the earth’s farthest perimeter was a realm radically different from what they perceived as central and human. This book reveals that the Greeks, and to…
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During twelve years of continuous campaigns, Alexander conquered an empire that stretched from the shores of the Adriatic to the edge of modern India.
Seneca
Timeless wisdom on generosity and gratitude from the great Stoic philosopher Seneca To give and receive well may be the most human thing you can do–but it is also the…
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Featuring beautifully rendered new translations, How to Die also includes an enlightening introduction, notes, the original Latin texts, and an epilogue presenting Tacitus’s description of Seneca’s grim suicide.
Plutarch
Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, Brutus, Antony: the names resonate across thousands of years. Major figures in the civil wars that brutally ended the Roman republic, their lives still haunt us as…
There is no bigger history than this: the violent birth of the Roman Empire, a story of ambition, loyalty, betrayal, assassination, love, and jealousy, told in intimate detail by our…
