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Enquiry into Plants, Volume II
The first fruits of Greek botany.Theophrastus of Eresus in Lesbos, born about 370 BC, is the author of the most important botanical works that have survived from classical …
Natural History, Volume IV
An unrivaled compendium of ancient Roman knowledge.Pliny the Elder, Gaius Plinius Secundus (AD 23–79), a Roman of equestrian rank of Transpadane Gaul (N. Italy), was uncle of …
Frogs. Assemblywomen. Wealth
The master of Old Comedy.Aristophanes of Athens, one of the world’s greatest comic dramatists, has been admired since antiquity for his iridescent wit and beguiling fantasy, …
Interstellar: The Search for Extraterrestrial Life and Our Future in the Stars
"The world's leading alien hunter" -- New York Times MagazineFrom acclaimed Harvard astrophysicist and bestselling author of Extraterrestrial comes a mind-expanding new book …
King's Counsel
Jack O'Connell possessed an uncanny ability to be at the center of things. On his arrival in Jordan in 1958, he unraveled a coup aimed at the young King Hussein, who would become …
Library of History, Volume III
Remains of a universal chronicle.Diodorus Siculus, Greek historian of Agyrium in Sicily (ca. 80–20 BC), wrote forty books of world history, called Library of History, in three …
City of God, Volume IV
A Church Father’s theological citadel.Aurelius Augustine (AD 354–430), one of the most important figures in the development of western Christianity and philosophy, was the …
Roman History, Volume IV
A sweeping chronicle from Aeneas to Alexander Severus.Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), circa AD 150–235, was born at Nicaea in Bithynia in Asia Minor. On the death of his father (Roman …
Roman History, Volume V
A sweeping chronicle from Aeneas to Alexander Severus.Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), circa AD 150–235, was born at Nicaea in Bithynia in Asia Minor. On the death of his father (Roman …
Absolute Superman For All Seasons
Absolute Superman for All Seasons is a brilliant coming-of-age tale following the experiences and adventures that turn a country boy into the world's greatest hero. Told through …
On the Orator: Books 1–2
On the Orator, Books 1-2 A. Rhetorical Treatises Cicero Translator E. W. Sutton and H. Rackham Cicero (Marcus Tullius, 106–43 BC), Roman lawyer, orator, politician and …
Metamorphoses (The Golden Ass), Volume I
A beguiling tale of mistaken transformation.In the Metamorphoses of Apuleius, also known as The Golden Ass, we have the only Latin novel which survives entire. It is truly …