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A selection of Cicero's speeches and letters, which have had a profound effect on the Western liberal tradition of political thought Lawyer, philosopher, statesman and defender of Rome's Republic, Cicero...

Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodAt the heart of Western civilisation stands a singular question that has captivated thinkers for millennia: what does it mean to live well? Cicero:...

A collection of political speeches from the greatest orator of Rome Amid the corruption and power struggles of the collapse of the Roman Republic, Cicero (106-43BC) produced some of the...

A selection of Cicero's philosophical writings on 'the good life', in a lively new translation by Thomas Habinek In the first century BC, Marcus Tullius Cicero, orator, statesman, and defender...

A new collection of some of Cicero's greatest and most stirring speeches, translated by Siobhan McElduff Cicero (106-43BC) was the most brilliant orator in Classical history. Even one of the...

Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 264 An engaging new translation of a timeless masterpiece about coping with the death of a loved one. In 45 BCE,...

Timeless techniques of effective public speaking from ancient Rome's greatest orator All of us are faced countless times with the challenge of persuading others, whether we're trying to win a...

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...

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BOOK ONE IN THE CICERO TRILOGY FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'Masterful' Sunday Times 'Gripping and accomplished' Guardian 'Truly gifted, razor-sharp' Daily Telegraph Ancient Rome teems with ambitious and...

In the four and a half centuries since Machiavelli's death, no single and unanimously accepted interpretation of his ideas has succeeded in imposing itself upon the lively debate over the...

Author: W. K. Lacey And B. W. J. G. WilsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Bristol Classical Press, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageRes...

Author: Marcus Aurelius Format: Paperback / softback Number of Pages: 176 HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Our life is what our thoughts make...

This revised edition features a new introduction by Robin Seager, putting the lives in the context of Plutarch's biography and literary career, discussing and comparing the individual lives, and analysing...

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius are treasured today--as they have been over the centuries--as an inexhaustible source of wisdom. And as one of the three most important expressions of Stoicism,...

A selection of dialogues and letters of one of the most eloquent - and influential - masters of Latin prose. A major writer and a leading figure in the public...

Experience the world of Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius and the tremendous challenges he faced and overcame with the help of Stoic philosophy "[Robertson] thoughtfully and readably capture[s] the essence of...

The poetry of Spenser, Sidney, and their contemporaries viewed as rhetorical discourse. ""A Ciceronian Sunburn"" reconsiders the complexion of Tudor poetics by demonstrating the ways in which poets and pedagogues...

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HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. Our life is what our thoughts make it The extraordinary writings of Marcus Aurelius (AD 121-180), the only...

An enlightening collection of works by the most eloquent advocate of Stoicism It is philosophy that has the duty of protecting us ... without it no one can lead a...

Author: Lucius Seneca Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 256 HarperCollins is proud to present its incredible range of best-loved, essential classics. No man can live a happy life, or even...

In the four and a half centuries since Machiavelli's death, no single and unanimously accepted interpretation of his ideas has succeeded in imposing itself upon the lively debate over the...

Sallust (86-c. 35 bc) is the earliest Roman historian of whom complete works survive, a senator of the Roman Republic and younger contemporary of Cicero, Pompey and Julius Caesar. His...

Pocket Hardbacks - the new non-fiction series that combines the collectability of Clothbound Classics with the popular spirit of Great Ideas Seeing self-possession as the key to an existence lived...

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'Confirms Harris's undisputed place as our leading master of both the historical and contemporary thriller' Daily Mail 'Climatic in every sense . . ....

This gorgeously designed, definitive single-volume edition of Julius Caesar's complete works features a new translation, annotations, color maps, and illustrations. The Landmark Julius Caesar is the definitive edition of the...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: price clipped dj. Few figures in nineteenth-century Australian literature burn as brightly — or as briefly...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Good Markings: Remainder markBrian Elliott's Marcus Clarke presents a comprehensive biographical and critical examination of one of Australia's most influential literary figures. This...

Author: Marcus ClarkeBinding: HardbackPublished: Lloyd O'Neil., 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis powerful historical novel, For The Term Of His Natural Life, chronicles the harrowing experiences...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageOne of the most harrowing and enduring works in Australian literary history, For the Term of His Natural...

Author: Horace GregoryBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear, light staining and tear (notably one small hole in middle of spine...

Author: Garry Wills Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 160 Renaissance plays and poetry in England were saturated with the formal rhetorical twists that Latin education made familiar to audiences and...

The war between Caesar and Pompey was one of the defining moments in Roman history. The clash between these great generals gripped the attention of their contemporaries and it has...

An intriguing document giving insight into the founders of the Roman republic These nine biographies illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives...

Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA curated literary anthology, A Marcus Clarke Reader: Containing Selections From His Lesser Known Writings presents...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA seminal work of Australian colonial literature, For The Term Of His Natural Life...

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR 'A pure thriller . . . wry, clever, thoughtful, with a terrific sense of timing and eye for character' Observer 'No one delivers thrilling...

This is the first essay collection on A Mirror for Magistrates, the most popular work of English literature in the age of Shakespeare. The Mirror is here analysed by major...

In this book, Bill Gladhill studies one of the most versatile concepts in Roman society, the ritual event that concluded an alliance, a foedus (ritual alliance). Foedus signifies the bonds...

Learn to Read Latin helps students acquire an ability to read and appreciate the great works of Latin literature as quickly as possible. It not only presents basic Latin morphology...

This final edition of Mayor's Juvenal, issued here in two hardback volumes (available separately or as a slip-cased set), should be an essential part of all professional Latinists' reference libraries....