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Author |
: Plutarch |
Publisher |
: OUP Oxford |
Total Pages |
: 596 |
Release |
: 1999-10-07 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780191605086 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0191605085 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (86 Downloads) |
Synopsis Roman Lives by : Plutarch
Marcus Cato Sulla Aemilius Paullus Pompey The Gracchi Marius Julius Caesar Anthony 'I treat the narrative of the Lives as a kind of mirror...The experience is like nothing so much as spending time in their company and living with them: I receive and welcome each of them in turn as my guest.' In the eight lives of this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures and periods of classical Rome. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose is also implicitly to educate and warn those in his own day who wielded power. In prose that is rich, elegant and sprinkled with learned references, he explores with an extraordinary degree of insight the interplay of character and political action. While drawing chiefly on historical sources, he brings to biography a natural story-teller's ear for a good anecdote. Throughout the ages Plutarch's Lives have been valued for their historical value and their charm. This new translation will introduce new generations to his urbane erudition. The most comprehensive selection available, it is accompanied by a lucid introduction, explanatory notes, bibliographies, maps and indexes. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Author |
: Mary R. Lefkowitz |
Publisher |
: JHU Press |
Total Pages |
: 426 |
Release |
: 1992 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0801844754 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780801844751 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis Women's Life in Greece & Rome by : Mary R. Lefkowitz
This highly acclaimed collection provides a unique look into the public and private lives and legal status of Greek and Roman women of all social classes-from wet nurses, prostitutes, and gladiatrixes to poets, musicians, intellectuals, priestesses, and housewives. The third edition adds new texts to sections throughout the book, vividly describing women's sentiments and circumstances through readings on love, bereavement, and friendship, as well as property rights, breast cancer, female circumcision, and women's roles in ancient religions, including Christianity and pagan cults.
Author |
: John Locke |
Publisher |
: |
Total Pages |
: 525 |
Release |
: 1967 |
ISBN-10 |
: OCLC:1110807558 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (58 Downloads) |
Synopsis Two Treatises of Government by : John Locke
Author |
: Plutarch |
Publisher |
: W. W. Norton & Company |
Total Pages |
: 387 |
Release |
: 2017-01-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780393292831 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0393292835 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Age of Caesar: Five Roman Lives by : Plutarch
"Plutarch regularly shows that great leaders transcend their own purely material interests and petty, personal vanities. Noble ideals actually do matter, in government as in life." —Michael Dirda, Washington Post A brilliant new translation of five of history’s greatest lives from Plutarch, the inventor of biography. 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 examples of how the hunger for personal power can overwhelm collective politics, how the exaltation of the military can corrode civilian authority, and how the best intentions can lead to disastrous consequences. Plutarch renders these history-making lives as flesh-and-blood characters, often by deftly marshalling small details such as the care Brutus exercised in his use of money or the disdain Caesar felt for the lofty eloquence of Cicero. Plutarch was a Greek intellectual who lived roughly one hundred years after the age of Caesar. At home in the world of Roman power, he preferred to live in the past, among the great figures of Greek and Roman history. He intended his biographical profiles to be mirrors of character that readers could use to inspire their own values and behavior—emulating virtues and rejecting flaws. For Plutarch, character was destiny for both the individual and the republic. He was our first master of the biographical form, a major source for Shakespeare and Gibbon. This edition features a new translation by Pamela Mensch that lends a brilliant clarity to Plutarch’s prose. James Romm’s notes guide readers gracefully through the people, places, and events named in the profiles. And Romm’s preface, along with Mary Beard’s introduction, provide the perfect frame for understanding Plutarch and the momentous history he narrates.
Author |
: David Stone Potter |
Publisher |
: University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages |
: 372 |
Release |
: 1999 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0472085689 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780472085682 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Synopsis Life, Death, and Entertainment in the Roman Empire by : David Stone Potter
"Life, Death, and Entertainment in the Roman Empire gives those who have a general interest in Roman antiquity a starting point informed by the latest developments in scholarship for understanding the extraordinary range of Roman society. Family structure, gender identity, food supply, religion, and entertainment are all crucial to an understanding of the Roman world. As views of Roman history have broadened in recent decades to encompass a wider range of topics, the need has grown for a single volume that can offer a starting point for all these diverse subjects, for readers of all backgrounds."--Page 4 of cover.
Author |
: Alan Sumler |
Publisher |
: Lexington Books |
Total Pages |
: 142 |
Release |
: 2018-10-31 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781498560368 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1498560369 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis Cannabis in the Ancient Greek and Roman World by : Alan Sumler
Did the ancient Greeks and Romans use psychoactive cannabis? Scholars say that hemp was commonplace in the ancient world, but there is no consensus on cannabis usage. According to botany, hemp and cannabis are the same plant and thus the ancient Greeks and Romans must have used it in their daily lives. Cultures parallel to the ancient Greeks and Romans, like the Egyptians, Scythians, and Hittites, were known to use cannabis in their medicine, religion and recreational practices. Cannabis in the Ancient Greek and Roman World surveys the primary references to cannabis in ancient Greek and Roman texts and covers emerging scholarship about the plant in the ancient world. Ancient Greek and Latin medical texts from the Roman Empire contain the most mentions of the plant, where it served as an effective ingredient in ancient pharmacy. Cannabis in the Ancient Greek and Roman World focuses on the ancient rationale behind cannabis and how they understood the plant’s properties and effects, as well as its different applications. For the first time ever, this book provides a sourcebook with the original ancient Greek and Latin, along with translations, of all references to psychoactive cannabis in the Greek and Roman world. It covers the archaeology of cannabis in the ancient world, including amazing discoveries from Scythian burial sites, ancient proto-Zoroastrian fire temples, Bronze Age Chinese burial sites, as well as evidence in Greece and Rome. Beyond cannabis, Cannabis in the Ancient Greek and Roman World also explores ancient views on medicine, pharmacy, and intoxication.
Author |
: Stephen T. Newmyer |
Publisher |
: Routledge |
Total Pages |
: 285 |
Release |
: 2010-11-09 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781136882630 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1136882634 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis Animals in Greek and Roman Thought by : Stephen T. Newmyer
Although reasoned discourse on human-animal relations is often considered a late twentieth-century phenomenon, ethical debate over animals and how humans should treat them can be traced back to the philosophers and literati of the classical world. From Stoic assertions that humans owe nothing to animals that are intellectually foreign to them, to Plutarch's impassioned arguments for animals as sentient and rational beings, it is clear that modern debate owes much to Greco-Roman thought. Animals in Greek and Roman Thought brings together new translations of classical passages which contributed to ancient debate on the nature of animals and their relationship to human beings. The selections chosen come primarily from philosophical and natural historical works, as well as religious, poetic and biographical works. The questions discussed include: Do animals differ from humans intellectually? Were animals created for the use of humankind? Should animals be used for food, sport, or sacrifice? Can animals be our friends? The selections are arranged thematically and, within themes, chronologically. A commentary precedes each excerpt, transliterations of Greek and Latin technical terms are provided, and each entry includes bibliographic suggestions for further reading.
Author |
: John Anthony Crook |
Publisher |
: Cornell University Press |
Total Pages |
: 356 |
Release |
: 1967 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0801492734 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780801492730 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis Law and Life of Rome by : John Anthony Crook
It is about Roman law in its social context, an attempt to strengthen the bridge between two spheres of discourse about ancient Rome by using the institutions of the law to enlarge understanding of the society and bringing the evidence of the social and economic facts to bear on the rules of law.
Author |
: Plutarch |
Publisher |
: OUP Oxford |
Total Pages |
: 528 |
Release |
: 1998-11-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780191605079 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0191605077 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Greek Lives by : Plutarch
Lycurgus, Pericles, Solon, Nicias, Themistocles, Alcibiades, Cimon, Agesilaus, Alexander `I treat the narrative of the Lives as a kind of mirror...The experience is like nothing so much as spending time in their company and living with them: I receive and welcome each of them in turn as my guest.' In the nine lives of this collection Plutarch introduces the reader to the major figures and periods of classical Greece. He portrays virtues to be emulated and vices to be avoided, but his purpose is also implicitly to educate and warn those in his own day who wielded power. In prose that is rich, elegant and sprinkled with learned references, he explores with an extraordinary degree of insight the interplay of character and political action. While drawing chiefly on historical sources, he brings to biography a natural story-teller's ear for a good anecdote. Throughout the ages Plutarch's Lives have been valued for their historical value and their charm. This new translation will introduce new generations to his urbane erudition. The most comprehensive selection available, it is accompanied by a lucid introduction, explanatory notes, bibliographies, maps and indexes. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Author |
: George Ronald Watson |
Publisher |
: Cornell University Press |
Total Pages |
: 260 |
Release |
: 1985 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0801493129 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780801493126 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Roman Soldier by : George Ronald Watson