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  • The Appian Way

    Ghost Road, Queen of Roads

    by Robert A. Kaster ...
    Series series Culture Trails
    The eminent classicist delivers "an evocative history of Europe's first great road" from Rome to the heel of Italy in this "slim but evocative volume" ( The Guardian, UK).The 1st century Roman poet Statius called the Via Appia "the Queen of Roads," and for nearly a thousand years that description held true, as countless travelers trod its path from the center of Rome to the Southern Italian city ... Read more

    $11.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Anger, Mercy, Revenge

    by Lucius Annaeus Seneca ...
    Translated by Robert A. Kaster, Martha C. Nussbaum ...
    "A welcome addition to the existing English translations of Seneca's works [and] one of the best...for students or non-specialists." — Mouseion: Journal of the Classical Association of CanadaLucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and adviser to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Cicero: Brutus and Orator

    by Robert A. Kaster ...
    Cicero's Brutus and Orator constitute his final major statements on the history of Roman oratory and the nature of the ideal orator. In the Brutus he traces the development of political and judicial speech over the span of 150 years, from the early second century to 46 BCE, when both of these treatises were written. In an immensely detailed account of some 200 speakers from the past he dispenses ... Read more

    $27.89 USD

  • Hope, Joy, and Affection in the Classical World

    Edited by Ruth R. Caston, Robert A. Kaster ...
    Series series Emotions of the Past
    The emotions have long been an interest for those studying ancient Greece and Rome. But while the last few decades have produced excellent studies of individual emotions and the different approaches to them by the major philosophical schools, the focus has been almost entirely on negative emotions. This might give the impression that the Greeks and Romans had little to say about positive emotion, ... Read more

    $91.79 USD

  • Serviani in Vergili Aeneidos libros IX-XII commentarii

    by Completed and Prepared for Publication by Robert A. Kaster ...
    Series series Special Publications of the Society for Classical Studies
    The Servian commentaries on Vergil are doubly distinguished: they are among the very few ancient commentaries on classical Latin texts to survive essentially intact; and they exist in two radically different forms-the original commentary created by the grammarian Servius early in the fifth century, emphasizing grammar and syntax, and an augmented version produced in the seventh century when a ... Read more

    $141.29 USD

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    How to Do the Right Thing

    An Ancient Guide to Treating People Fairly

    by Seneca, Robert A. Kaster ...
    Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...
    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers

    Unabridged

    2 hours 13 min

    How ancient Stoicism can help teach us to treat others—and ourselves—more fairly and mercifullyThere are times when we've all felt that we haven't been treated as we deserve—that we've been misjudged, shortchanged, or given a raw deal. And, at one time or another, other people have probably felt that we've treated them just as unfairly. How to Do the Right Thing draws on the principles of ancient ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    Handbook, Discourses, & Fragments

    by Epictetus ...
    "This is now the best English translation of Epictetus available . . . a reliable and up-to-date guide to the most influential Stoic in today's world." —Brad Inwood, author of Stoicism: A Very Short Introduction"Some things are up to us and some are not."Epictetus was born into slavery around the year 50 CE, and, upon being granted his freedom, he set himself up as a philosophy teacher. After ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Meditations

    The Annotated Edition

    by Marcus Aurelius, Robin Waterfield ...
    **A handsome hardcover edition of Robin Waterfield’s definitive translation, with rich annotations providing everything readers need to understand this timeless masterpiece of practical philosophy.“A treat (and an eye-opening experience) … If you haven’t read Marcus Aurelius or if you have…you should read this book and then read it again.”―Ryan Holiday, bestselling author of The Daily Stoic**An ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Letters on Ethics

    by Lucius Annaeus Seneca ...
    Translated by Margaret Graver, A. A. Long ...
    Series series The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca
    "An exceptionally accessible" new translation of "the lively and urgent writings of one of classical antiquity's most important ethicists" ( Choice).The Roman statesman and philosopher Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) recorded his moral philosophy and reflections on life as a highly original kind of correspondence. Letters on Ethics includes vivid descriptions of town and country life in Nero's Italy, ... Read more

    $20.19 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Hardship & Happiness

    by Lucius Annaeus Seneca ...
    Translated by Elaine Fantham, Harry M. Hine, James Ker, Gareth D. Williams ...
    Series series The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca
    Essays from the Stoic philosopher instructing how to find happiness in a world full of adversity.Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 BCE–65 CE) was a Roman Stoic philosopher, dramatist, statesman, and advisor to the emperor Nero, all during the Silver Age of Latin literature. The Complete Works of Lucius Annaeus Seneca is a fresh and compelling series of new English-language translations of his works in ... Read more

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  • The Power to Change

    Stoic Strategies to Transform Your Life

    by Chuck Chakrapani ...
    THE REAL-LIFE GUIDE TO USING STOIC PRINCIPLES TO CREATE A SUCCESSFUL LIFE"A GIFT TO ANYONE SEEKING TO LIVE A MORE FULFILLING LIFE." -- DONALD J. ROBERTSON, bestselling author of How to Think Like a Roman EmperorThe Power to Change shows how to use Stoic principles to create a successful life and provides a clear road map and directions to get there. It will guide you in designing a life that flows ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • Demons

    by Fyodor Dostoevsky ...
    Translated by Richard Pevear, Larissa Volokhonsky ...
    Series series Vintage Classics
    A masterful translation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s rollicking novel that examines the effect of a charismatic but unscrupulous self-styled revolutionary leader on a group of credulous followers—from “the premier Russian-to-English translators of the era” (The New Yorker)“[Pevear and Volokhonsky] capture the feverishly intense, personal explosions of activity and emotion that manifest themselves in ... Read more

    $14.99 USD