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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “miriam griffin”
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  • Nero

    The End of a Dynasty

    by Miriam Griffin ...
    Series series Roman Imperial Biographies
    Nero's personality and crimes have always intrigued historians and writers of fiction. However, his reign also illuminates the nature of the Julio-Claudian Principate. Nero's suicide brought to an end the dynasty Augustus had founded, and placed in jeopardy the political system he had devised. Miriam T. Griffin's authoratitive survey of Nero's reign incorporates both a chronological account, as ... Read more

    $76.99 CAD

  • A Companion to Julius Caesar

    Edited by Miriam Griffin ...
    Series series Wiley Companions to the Ancient World
    A Companion to Julius Caesar comprises 30 essays from leading scholars examining the life and after life of this great polarizing figure.Explores Caesar from a variety of perspectives: military genius, ruthless tyrant, brilliant politician, first class orator, sophisticated man of letters, and moreUtilizes Caesar’s own extant writingsExamines the viewpoints of Caesar’s contemporaries and explores ... Read more

    $59.99 CAD

  • On Life and Death

    by Cicero ...
    Translated by John Davie ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'any service I may have rendered my countrymen in my active life I may also extend to them... now that I am at leisure' Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), Rome's greatest orator, had a career of intense activity in politics, the law courts and the administration, mostly in Rome. His fortunes, however, followed those of Rome, and he found himself driven into exile in 58 BC, only to return a year ... Read more

    $8.99 CAD

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  • Encyclopedia Of Roman Empire (Mobi History)

    by MobileReference ...
    The illustrated Encyclopedia of Roman Empire covers time period from the 27 BC to 480 AD. Easily access the timeline, biography, information about the law, government, military and more.FEATURES:- Fully illustrated with maps, art, and photographs. - Navigate from TABLE OF CONTENTS:, Alphabetical Index, or search for the words or phrases. - Access the guide anytime, anywhere - at home, on the train ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Complete Chronicle of the Emperors of Rome; Vol. 1

    by Roger Kean ...
    Few books before have explored the exploits, achievements, and notorious antics of ancient Rome's imperial dynasties in such readable detail. This title sets out to describe the lives of every man (and a few women) who aspired to the purple, from Augustus in 27 BC to Justinian I, who died in AD 565—arguably the end of Rome's classical period. Many are familiar with the descendants of Julius Caesar ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Dialogues and Essays

    by Seneca, Tobias Reinhardt ...
    Translated by John Davie ...
    Series series Oxford World's Classics
    'No man is crushed by misfortune unless he has first been deceived by prosperity.' In these dialogues and essays the Stoic philosopher Seneca outlines his thoughts on how to live in a troubled world. Tutor to the young emperor Nero, Seneca wrote exercises in practical philosophy that draw upon contemporary Roman life and illuminate the intellectual concerns of the day. They also have much to say ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • The Twelve Caesars

    by Robert Graves, Suetonius ...
    'Suetonius, in holding up a mirror to those Caesars of diverting legend, reflects not only them but ourselves: half-tempted creatures, whose great moral task is to hold in balance the angel and the monster within' GORE VIDALAs private secretary to the Emperor Hadrian, the scholar Suetonius had access to the imperial archives and used them (along with eyewitness accounts) to produce one of the most ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

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  • The Complete Cicero Anthology

    The Collected Works

    by Marcus Tullius Cicero ...
    Series series Texts From Ancient Rome
    The Cicero Anthology is a collection of the most acute and incisive works of one of the greatest and most celebrated orators in all of history.Cicero is still celebrated to this day for his skills as a Roman Senator, rhetorician, orator, lawyer, and writer; and for the courage and conviction of his desperate efforts to preserve the Roman republic in the face of conspiracies and violence against ... Read more

    $4.49 CAD

  • Dialogues and Letters

    by Seneca ...
    A major writer and a leading figure in the public life of Rome, Seneca (c. 4BC-AD 65) ranks among the most eloquent and influential masters of Latin prose. This selection explores his thoughts on philosophy and the trials of life. In the Consolation to Helvia he strives to offer solace to his mother, following his exile in AD 41, while On the Shortness of Life and On Tranquillity of Mind are lucid ... Read more

    $10.99 CAD

  • Praetorian

    The Rise and Fall of Rome's Imperial Bodyguard

    by Guy de la Bédoyère ...
    "The dramatic story of the soldiers at the heart of the Roman empire . . . traces the history of the praetorians and the emperors they served."—Adrian Goldsworthy, author of Philip and Alexander: Kings and ConquerorsFounded by Augustus around 27 B.C., the elite Praetorian Guard was tasked with the protection of the emperor and his family. As the centuries unfolded, however, Praetorian soldiers ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Life of Greece

    The Story of Civilization, Volume II

    by Will Durant ...
    Series series The Story of Civilization
    The Story of Civilization, Volume II: A history of Greek civilization from the beginnings, and of civilization in the Near East from the Death of Alexander to the Roman Conquest. This is the second volume of the classic Pulitzer Prize-winning series. ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • 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

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