On the Good Life: (Classics S.)

This text presents a selection of the political speeches of Cicero, including: On the Command of Cnaeus Pompeius , Against Lucius Sergius Catilina , In Defence of the Poet Aulus Licinius Archias , and In Defence of Marcus Caelius Rufus .

Demonstrates the diversity of the author's writings. This title includes letters to friends and statesmen on Roman life and politics; the vitriolic Second Philippic Against Antony; and, the author's two famous philosophical treatises, On Duties and On Old Age - a celebration of his own declining years.

A philosophy that saw self-possession as the key to an existence lived in accordance with nature , Stoicism called for restraint of animal instincts and severing of emotional ties. Seneca's contribution to a seemingly unsympathetic creed was to transform it into an inspiring declaration of the dignity of the individual mind.

James Zetzel presents a masterly new translation of two central works of ancient philosophy.

Plutarch wrote a large number of essays on ethical, scientific, philosophical, ephemeral, historical and literary topics. Even when dealing with technical subjects, the essays reflect the author's particular style - with anecdotes and quotations included.

This title provides a new translation of one of the most important texts of Western philosophy.

Contains three stories from Sallust: Catiline's War - tells of the conspiracy in 63 bc; The Jugurthine War - describes Rome's fight in Africa against the king of the Numidians; and Histories - depicts Rome after the death of the dictator Sulla.

Augustus Caesar, the first emperor of Rome (27 BC AD 14), brought peace and prosperity to his city after decades of savage civil war. This selection from Cassius Dio's Roman History gives the fullest description of that long struggle and ultimate triumph detailing the brutal battles and political feuds that led to the collapse of Rome's 400-year-old republic, and Augustus' subsequent reign as ...

Presents nine biographies that illuminate the careers, personalities and military campaigns of some of Rome's greatest statesmen, whose lives span the earliest days of the Republic to the establishment of the Empire. This title includes prominent figures who achieved fame for their pivotal roles in Roman history.