Wisdom From Rome
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Wisdom From Rome
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Author : Serena Connolly
language : en
Publisher: Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG
Release Date : 2022-10-03
Wisdom From Rome written by Serena Connolly and has been published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-10-03 with Literary Criticism categories.
For about one thousand years, the Distichs of Cato were the first Latin text of every student across Europe and latterly the New World. Chaucer, Cervantes, and Shakespeare assumed their audiences knew them well—and they almost certainly did. Yet most Classicists today have either never heard of them or mistakenly attribute them to Cato the Elder. The Distichs are a collection of approximately 150 two-line maxims in hexameters that offer instructions about or reflections on topics such as friendship, money, reputation, justice, and self-control. Wisdom from Rome argues that Classicists (and others) should read the Distichs: they provide important insights into the ancient Roman literate masses’ conceptions of society and their views of relationships between the individual, family, community, and state. Newly dated to the first century CE, they are an important addition and often corrective to more familiar contemporary texts that treat the same topics. Moreover, as the field of Classics increasingly acknowledges the intellectual importance of exploring the reception of Classical texts, an introduction to one of the most widely read ancient texts for many centuries is timely and important.
The Wisdom Of Ancient Rome
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Author : Benoît Desombres
language : en
Publisher: Wisdom of
Release Date : 1996
The Wisdom Of Ancient Rome written by Benoît Desombres and has been published by Wisdom of this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Foreign Language Study categories.
The Roman Search For Wisdom
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Author : Michael K. Kellogg
language : en
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Release Date : 2014-05-06
The Roman Search For Wisdom written by Michael K. Kellogg and has been published by Prometheus Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-06 with Philosophy categories.
The Roman "philosophy of life" as mirrored in the literature of ten outstanding representative authors Though Rome conquered much of the world and established an empire that lasted more than a millennium, its citizens sometimes expressed a sense of inferiority to the intellectual accomplishments of ancient Greece. The notion that Roman philosophers, thinkers, and writers were just pale imitations of Greek originals has persisted to this day. Even the great Roman poet Horace wrote, "Captive Greece took its Roman captor captive,/ Invading uncouth Latium with its arts." Michael K. Kellogg puts this notion to rest in this lively, very readable overview of Roman literature. The author uncovers many examples of Roman wisdom, showing that the Roman contribution to intellectual history is considerable and need not take second place to ancient Greek literature. Kellogg offers fresh and engaging portraits of poets (Lucretius, Virgil, Horace, Ovid); dramatists (Plautus, Terence, Seneca); biographers (Plutarch, Suetonius); historians (Livy, Tacitus); and philosophers (Cicero, Marcus Aurelius), against the background of Roman history. The contemporary reader will come away from this excellent survey with the realization that even today our culture still bears the lasting imprint of ancient Rome.
Thoughts Of Marcus Aurelius
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Author : Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-05-28
Thoughts Of Marcus Aurelius written by Emperor of Rome Marcus Aurelius and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-28 with Fiction categories.
The Thoughts of Marcus Aurelius is an excellent example of ancient Rome's stoicism. The book pays tribute to all the people who influenced the personality of the Roman emperor and describes how he managed to take the best of their qualities to shape his temper and deduce life lessons.
Useful Wisdom From Greece And Rome
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Author : Susan Ford Wiltshire
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005-01-01
Useful Wisdom From Greece And Rome written by Susan Ford Wiltshire and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-01-01 with categories.
Classical Considerations
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Author : Marie Carducci Bolchazy
language : en
Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers
Release Date : 2006-01-01
Classical Considerations written by Marie Carducci Bolchazy and has been published by Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-01 with History categories.
A collection of Greek quotations translated into English accompanied by reflective essays. Features well-known and unknown contributors such as Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, best-selling author Stephen R. Covey, and a psychiatrist who works with Vietnam veterans.
Barth S Wisdom On Rome
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language : en
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Barth S Wisdom On Rome written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on with Protestant churches categories.
How To Grow Old
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Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2016-03-29
How To Grow Old written by Marcus Tullius Cicero and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-03-29 with Philosophy categories.
Timeless wisdom on growing old gracefully from one of ancient Rome's greatest philosophers Worried that old age will inevitably mean losing your libido, your health, and possibly your marbles too? Well, Cicero has some good news for you. In How to Grow Old, the great Roman orator and statesman eloquently describes how you can make the second half of life the best part of all—and why you might discover that reading and gardening are actually far more pleasurable than sex ever was. Filled with timeless wisdom and practical guidance, Cicero's brief, charming classic—written in 44 BC and originally titled On Old Age—has delighted and inspired readers, from Saint Augustine to Thomas Jefferson, for more than two thousand years. Presented here in a lively new translation with an informative new introduction and the original Latin on facing pages, the book directly addresses the greatest fears of growing older and persuasively argues why these worries are greatly exaggerated—or altogether mistaken. Montaigne said Cicero's book "gives one an appetite for growing old." The American founding father John Adams read it repeatedly in his later years. And today its lessons are more relevant than ever in a world obsessed with the futile pursuit of youth.
Wisdom Bible
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2002
Wisdom Bible written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Sacred books categories.
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The Georgics
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Author : Publius Vergilius Maro
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2021-04-10
The Georgics written by Publius Vergilius Maro and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-10 with Poetry categories.
Virgil was arguably the finest Latin poet there was. This book of poetry is written in praise of Italy: its bounty; its climate; its way of life. It is about the bucolic life, about the beauty of working the land but Virgil's poetry makes it so much more. It also includes the story of Orpheus and Eurydice contemporaneously popularised by Virgil's friend Ovid.
