Ancient Lives
The Ancient Lives series unfolds the stories of thinkers, writers, kings, queens, conquerors, and politicians from all parts of the ancient world. Readers will come to know these figures in fully human dimensions, complete with foibles and flaws, and will see that the issues they faced—political conflicts, constraints based in gender or race, tensions between the private and public self—have changed very little over the course of millennia.
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We’re Still Thinking About the Roman Empire
If you’re still thinking about the Roman Empire—we are too! We think you’ll love these titles on the history, philosophy, and politics of the Roman world.
Divided Democracy—The Past is (Frighteningly) Never Dead
Thomas R. Martin— What is likely to be our fate as a divided democracy on fire with volcanically hostile political rhetoric and deadly attacks on one another? What should we… READ MORE
Marcus Aurelius and How to Cope with Anxiety
Donald J. Robertson— When Marcus Aurelius was acclaimed emperor, in 161 CE, his first act was to insist that the Senate confer the same powers on his adoptive brother, who… READ MORE