Cicero: Tusculan Disputations II & V (Aris & Phillips Classical Texts)
The Fifth Tusculan Disputation is the finest of the five books, its nearest rival being the First (also edited in this series). The middle three books, represented in this edition by the Second, are, as the author clearly intended, less elevated, though still showing Cicero's flair for elegant and lively exposition, and providing much valuable information about the teaching of the main Hellenistic philosophical schools, especially the Stoics. They argue that the perfect human life, or complete h...
Studi Italiani Di Filologia Classica, 1897, Vol. 5 (Classic Reprint)
by Unknown Author
Streams of Gold, Rivers of Blood (Onassis Series in Hellenic Culture)
by Anthony Kaldellis
In the second half of the tenth century, Byzantium embarked on a series of spectacular conquests: first in the southeast against the Arabs, then in Bulgaria, and finally in the Georgian and Armenian lands. By the early eleventh century, the empire was the most powerful state in the Mediterranean. It was also expanding economically, demographically, and, in time, intellectually as well. Yet this imperial project came to a crashing collapse fifty years later, when political disunity, fiscal misman...
Morceaux Choisis, À l'Usage de la Troisième Et de la Quatrième (Classic Reprint)
by B Baelde
East and West Through Fifteen Centuries, Vol. 1 of 4
by George Frederick Young
While copious amounts have been written about the Roman army, most study has focussed on the later Republic or the Imperial period when the legionary system was already well-developed. Here Dr Jeremy Armstrong traces the development of Rome's military might from its earliest discernible origins down to the First Punic War. He shows how her armies evolved from ad-hoc forces of warriors organized along clan lines and assembled for the city's survival, to the sophisticated organization of the legio...
The Struggle for Roman Citizenship (Gorgias Studies in Classical and Late Antiquity, #2)
by Seth Kendall
Between 91 and 77 BCE a series of wars were fought in Italy which left the Roman commonwealth in shambles and involved efforts on the part of Rome's non-citizen Italian allies to obtain the rights of Roman citizenship. This is a survey of the allies' quest for citizenship in the Republic, the reasons it was sought, the often violent measures they took to acquire it, and the impact this quest had on the Roman state.
Programm Des Königlichen Gymnasiums Zu Trier, Vom Schuljahre 1877-78
by Ignaz Blasel
Epitome of Military Science (Translated Texts for Historians, v. 16)
by Vegetius Renatus,Flavius
The only Latin Art of War to survive, Vegetius' Epitome wag for long an essential part of the medieval prince's military education. The core of his proposals, the maintenance of a highly-trained professional standing army and navy, was revolutionary for medieval Europe, while his theory of deterrence through strength remains the foundation of modern Western defence policy. This annotated translation highlights the significance for his own age of Vegetius' advice, written just before the fall of...
The Meditations of the Emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint)
by Marcus Aurelius Antoninus
Les Procédés d'Art de Tacite Dans Les "histoires" (Classic Reprint)
by Edmond Courbaud
Through ancient art, evocative myth, exciting archaeological revelations and philosophical explorations Bettany Hughes shows why this immortal goddess endures through to the twenty-first century, and what her journey through time reveals about what matters to us as humans.Charting Venus's origins in powerful ancient deities, Bettany demonstrates that Venus is far more complex than first meets the eye. Beginning in Cyprus, the goddess's mythical birthplace, Bettany decodes Venus's relationship to...
Remarques Critiques sur les uvres d'Horace, Vol. 1: Avec une Nouvelle Traduction (Classic Reprint)
by Horace Horace
This beautifully illustrated history series is core non-fiction at its best. With clear, readable text, information-packed illustrations and child-friendly design, each book will delight young readers and provide them with an exciting insight into people's lives thousands of years ago. "Life and Times in Ancient Rome" is the perfect information book for history-mad youngsters. See the glorious Colloseum, thrill at the excitement of the Circus Maximus, discover what happened in a Roman market and...
The Wheel as a Cult-Symbol in the Romano-Celtic World (Collection Latomus, Volume 183)
by M. Green
Histoire Des Guerres Civiles de la Republique Romaine Tome 2 (Histoire)
by Appien
From the Old Testament to Elizabethan England, luxury has been morally condemned. In Rome, sumptuary laws (laws controlling consumption) seemed the only weapon to defeat ‘hydra-like luxury’, the terrible monster that was weakening even the strongest citizens. The first Roman sumptuary law, the Lex Appia, declared that no woman could possess more than a half ounce of gold, wear a dress of different colours, or ride in a carriage in any city unless for a public ceremony. Laws listed how many diff...