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Lives of Eminent Philosophers, Volume II
Examined lives.Diogenes Laertius, author of a work on Greek philosophy, lived probably in the earlier half of the third century, his ancestry and birthplace being unknown. He was …
Cross-Cultural Topics in Psychology, 2nd Edition
This second edition of a classic work in cross-cultural psychology brings together scholars from the United States and abroad to provide a concise new introduction to selected …
The Bug Stops Here: Force Protection and Emerging Infectious Diseases
Hot Deals, Cold Calls
Questions on Genesis
Syncretistic exegesis.The philosopher Philo was born about 20 BC to a prominent Jewish family in Alexandria, the chief home of the Jewish Diaspora as well as the chief center …
Pro Sestio. In Vatinium
The statesman defends a friend and assails an enemy.Cicero (Marcus Tullius, 106–43 BC), Roman lawyer, orator, politician, and philosopher, of whom we know more than …
Cyropaedia, Volume I
A royal education.Xenophon (ca. 430 to ca. 354 BC) was a wealthy Athenian and friend of Socrates. He left Athens in 401 and joined an expedition including ten thousand Greeks led …
Places in Man. Glands. Fleshes. Prorrhetic 1–2. Physician. Use of Liquids. Ulcers. Haemorrhoids and Fistulas
The definitive English edition of the “Father of Medicine.”The medical treatises collected under Hippocrates’ name are essential sources of information about the practice of …
Roman History, Volume VIII
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 …
From Jehovah to Jazz: Music in America from Psalmody to the Present Day
Soul of a Citizen: Living with Conviction in Challenging Times
Soul of a Citizen awakens within us the desire and the ability to make our voices heard and our actions count. We can lead lives worthy of our convictions. A book of inspiration …
On Agriculture, Volume I
A Roman farmer on farming.Columella (Lucius Iunius Moderatus) of Gades (Cadiz) lived in the reigns of the first emperors to about AD 70. He moved early in life to Italy where he …