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  • The Satires of Juvenal, Persius, Sulpicia, and Lucilius

    Enriched edition. Literally translated into English prose, with notes, chronological tables, arguments, &c

    In 'The Satires of Juvenal, Persius, Sulpicia, and Lucilius,' readers are invited to journey through the rich tapestry of Roman satire, a genre that has shaped the contours of literary expression since antiquity. This anthology presents a striking array of works that capture the wit, irony, and critical eye turned towards society by these storied authors. From Persius's biting observations to the ... Read more

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  • The Satires of Juvenal, Persius, Sulpicia, and Lucilius (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Literally translated into English prose, with notes, chronological tables, arguments, &c

    The Satires of Juvenal, Persius, Sulpicia, and Lucilius gathers a capacious tradition of Roman social criticism, from the fragmentary beginnings of Lucilian hexameter to the compressed moral intensity of Persius, the theatrical indignation of Juvenal, and the distinctive intervention attributed to Sulpicia. Its works range from invective, parody, and philosophical admonition to acute portraits of ... Read more

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  • The Classics of Ancient Rome: 30+ Masterpieces of Latin Literature

    Epic, Satire, History, Philosophy, and Politics from the Republic to the Empire

    The Classics of Ancient Rome: 30+ Masterpieces of Latin Literature surveys the intellectual and imaginative range of Roman antiquity through epic, lyric, elegy, satire, drama, philosophy, oratory, biography, military writing, and historiography. Canonical poetic experiments stand alongside political speeches, imperial annals, and reflections on ethics, nature, and power. By placing works of ... Read more

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  • The Fragments of Lucilius (Illustrated)

    Series Book 159 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    Flourishing in the second century BC, Gaius Lucilius was the earliest Roman satirist. Revered by Cicero, Horace and Juvenal and called by some the inventor of poetical satire, he fashioned his own unique form that owed little to the Greeks. Instead, Lucilius chose for his subject the familiar concerns of everyday life, including politics, wars, justice, eating and drinking, money-making and ... Read more

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  • The Fragments of Lucilius Illustrated

    Series Book 159 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    Flourishing in the second century BC, Gaius Lucilius was the earliest Roman satirist. Revered by Cicero, Horace and Juvenal and called by some the inventor of poetical satire, he fashioned his own unique form that owed little to the Greeks. Instead, Lucilius chose for his subject the familiar concerns of everyday life, including politics, wars, justice, eating and drinking, money-making and ... Read more

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  • The Greatest Classics of Roman Literature

    Epic, History, Philosophy, Satire, and the Voices of Republic and Empire

    The Greatest Classics of Roman Literature gathers the capacious record of Rome's imaginative, political, philosophical, and historical self-fashioning. Epic, lyric, elegy, satire, comedy, romance, oratory, memoir, technical prose, natural inquiry, biography, and historiography appear in illuminating proximity. Monumental narratives of foundation and empire stand beside intimate poems of desire, ... Read more

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  • Concerning Justice

    "Concerning Justice" by Lucilius A. Emery delves into the intricate nature of justice and its implications in society. Emery explores various philosophical perspectives on justice, examining how it shapes human interactions and societal structures. Through a blend of theoretical discourse and practical examples, the book challenges readers to reflect on their own understanding of justice. The ... Read more

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  • The Satires of Juvenal, Persius, Sulpicia, and Lucilius (Annotated)

    Enriched Edition. Literally translated into English prose, with notes, chronological tables, arguments, &c

    The Satires of Juvenal, Persius, Sulpicia, and Lucilius gathers a foundational spectrum of Roman satiric writing, tracing the genre's movement from republican moral commentary to imperial invective, philosophical compression, and urbane social critique. Its poems expose corruption, vanity, hypocrisy, sexual politics, patronage, literary pretension, and the anxieties of public life, while ranging ... Read more

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  • Parallel Lives

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    Plutarch's Parallel Lives is a series of biographies, arranged in pairs illuminating virtues & vices. Surviving Lives contain 23 pairs, each with a Greek & a Roman Life, & 4 unpaired Lives. As explained in the opening of his Life of Alexander, he wasn't concerned with history so much as the influence of character on life & destiny. Whereas sometimes he barely touched on great events, he devoted ... Read more

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  • The Best Of The World's Classics (Restricted To Prose) Volume II - Rome: 234 B.C.-180 A.D. (Mobi Classics)

    TABLE OF CONTENTS: Cato the Censor-(Born in 234 b.c., died in 149.) Of Work on a Roman Farm. (From "De Re Rustica." Translated by Dr. E. Wilson) Cicero-(Born in 106 b.c., assassinated in 43.) I: The Blessings of Old Age. (From the "Cato Major." Translated by Cyrus R. Edmonds) II: On the Death of His Daughter Tullia. (A letter to Sulpicius) III: Of Brave and Elevated Spirits. (From Book I of the ... Read more

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