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Elephant in the Universe
A Seminary Co-op Notable BookA BBC Sky at Night Best Book"e;An impressively comprehensive bird's-eye view of a research topic that is both many decades established and yet …
Select Letters
Correspondence of a Church Father.Aurelius Augustine (AD 354–430), one of the most important figures in the development of western Christianity and philosophy, was the son of a …
Batman: His Greatest Mysteries
This graphic novel contains stories from legendary writers and artists, and features Batman's greatest allies and enemies. This softcover trade includes select stories from some of …
Oppian. Colluthus. Tryphiodorus
Imperial Greek epos.Oppian of Cilicia flourished in the latter half of the second century, and dedicated his Fishing (in five books) to Antoninus, presumably Marcus Aurelius. It …
Autobiography and Selected Letters, Volume II
Pagans’ advocate.A professing pagan in an aggressively Christian empire, a friend of the emperor Julian and acquaintance of St. Basil, a potent spokesman for private and …
Alternative Routes to Teaching
Over the past 20 years, alternative certification for teachers has emerged as a major avenue of teacher preparation. The proliferation of new pathways has spurred heated debate …
The Battle for Investment Survival
Roman Antiquities, Volume I
Roman history for a Greek audience.Dionysius of Halicarnassus was born before 53 BC and went to Italy before 29 BC. He taught rhetoric in Rome while studying the Latin language, …
Lea und Siegfried
Eine deutsche Kleinstadt in den Dreißigerjahren: Die jüdische Schülerin Lea ist den Schikanen ihres antisemitischen Biologielehrers Zauss schutzlos ausgeliefert und nur die Liebe …
The Learned Banqueters, Volume III
Scholars at dinner.In The Learned Banqueters, Athenaeus describes a series of dinner parties at which the guests quote extensively from Greek literature. The work (which dates to …
The Major Declamations, Volume I
Mock trial—Roman style.The Major Declamations stand out for their unique contribution to our understanding of the final stage in Greco-Roman rhetorical training. These exercises, …
Moralia, V
Eclectic essays on ethics, education, and much else besides.Plutarch (Plutarchus), ca. AD 45–120, was born at Chaeronea in Boeotia in central Greece, studied philosophy at …