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Cicero on the Emotions
The third and fourth books of Cicero's Tusculan Disputations deal with the nature and management of human emotion: first grief, then the emotions in general. In lively and …
New Perspectives on the Roman Civil Wars of 49–30 BCE
Offering new and original approaches to the Roman civil wars of 49-30 BCE, the eleven papers presented here for the first time shed light on this crucial moment in the forging of …
On the Shortness of Life and The Happy Life
The Stoic writings of the philosopher Seneca, who lived from c. 5 BC to AD 65, offer powerful insights into the art of living, the importance of reason and morality, and continue …
Pontius Pilate on Screen
Who is Pontius Pilate? Who do the movies say that he is? What is truth? Pontius Pilate On Screen deals with one of history's most controversial characters. From Monty Python's Life …
Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome on Screen
A comprehensive treatment of the Classical World in film and television, A Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome on Screen closely examines the films and TV shows centered on Greek …
Lucian on Reading, Performing, and the Difference
Lucian's writings raise questions about the nature of reading and viewing the lives of others; this book explores these questions through close readings of Lucian's dialogues and …
On Ovid's Metamorphoses
Ovid's Metamorphoses has entranced audiences for two thousand years, from Rome under Augustus to humanities classrooms today. Borrowing liberally from Greek and Roman mythology, …
Discourses on Livy (Translated by Ninian Hill Thomson)
"e;Discourses on Livy"e;, which was first published posthumously in 1531, is Niccolo Machiavelli's analysis of the first ten books of Livy's monumental work of Roman …
Cicero: On Duties
De Officiis (On Duties) was Cicero’s last philosophical work. In it he made use of Greek thought to formulate the political and ethical values of Roman Republican society as he saw …
Quintilian on the Teaching of Speaking and Writing
Quintilian on the Teaching of Speaking and Writing, edited by James J. Murphy and Cleve Wiese, offers scholars and students insights into the pedagogies of Marcus Fabius …
Merchants on the Mediterranean
How easy and uncomplicated was it for an 18th-century, medium-sized, Ottoman trade company to expand its business in the West? Which kind of resources, in terms of knowledge, …
Arabs and Jews in Ottoman Palestine
When did the Arab-Israeli conflict begin? Some discussions focus on the 1967 war, some go back to the creation of the state of Israel in 1948, and others look to the beginning of …