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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 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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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...

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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,...

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 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...

FROM THE NUMBER ONE BESTSELLING AUTHOR. NOW AN BAFTA AND OSCAR WINNING MOVIE. THE POWER OF GOD. THE AMBITION OF MEN. THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER NOW AN BAFTA AND OSCAR...

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...

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...

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...

The Roman Republic was the most remarkable state in history. What began as a small community of peasants camped among marshes and hills ended up ruling the known world. Rubicon...

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...

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...

Author: Moyzisch, L.C. (trans by Constantine Fitzgibbon & Heinrich Fraenkel)Binding: HardbackPublished: London: Alan Wingate, 1950Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis espionage narrative...

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...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition (red hardcover binding with ribbon bookmark). Page Condition: Good. Markings: No visible markings. Binding condition: Appears intact...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn an age of conformity and consumerism, Herbert Marcuse stood as one of the twentieth century's most electrifying...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Beneath the glittering lights and breathless spectacle of a travelling...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER 'In story after page-turning story, Lives of the Stoics brings ancient philosophers to life.' - David Epstein, bestselling author of Range 'Wonderful' - Chris Bosh,...