Cicero's philosophical works are now exciting renewed interest and more generous appreciation, in part because they provide vital evidence of the views of the (largely lost) Greek philosophers of the Hellenistic age, and partly because of the light they cast on the intellectual life of first-century Rome. The Nature of the Gods is a central document in this area, for it presents a detailed account of the theologies of the Epicureans and of the Stoics, together with the critical objections to these doctrines raised by the Academic school.
Cicero's philosophical works are now exciting renewed interest and more generous appreciation, in part because they provide vital evidence of the view...
These two treatises have been neglected until recently, but lately there has been an outpouring of books and articles on the role of women in the societies of Rome and early Christianity. No new edition of these works has been published since 1900, and there is no contemporary English translation in print. This new translation and edition of the text will be of value both to readers who wish to consult the original Latin, and to those interested in the social history of early Christianity and the intellectual development of Augustine in his early years.
These two treatises have been neglected until recently, but lately there has been an outpouring of books and articles on the role of women in the soci...
The period covered by these five books, from the war against Antiochus the Great to the death of Philip V of Macedon, is of increasing interest to students of Hellenistic Greece and Roman imperialism. Readers of this book will encounter T. Quinctius Flamininus, a charismatic Roman figure in the decades following the Second Punic War. Latin text with facing translation, notes and commentary.
The period covered by these five books, from the war against Antiochus the Great to the death of Philip V of Macedon, is of increasing interest to stu...
