Author: Jordan M. Poss
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537000763
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Cicero-lawyer, politician, philosopher, former consul of the Roman Republic, and man on the run. Just a year after the assassination of the dictator Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and Caesar's adopted son have allied, sealing their friendship with names given up to each other's hit men. At the top of Antony's list-Marcus Tullius Cicero. With Cicero flees Leonidas, a longtime slave of the great statesman's household. On the morning of Cicero's last day, Leonidas anticipates a reunion with Clementia, whom he hopes to marry, if only their master lives long enough to free them. But assassins are closing in, the last escape routes are closing, despairing allies have killed themselves, and not everyone Cicero trust may be loyal. The Last Day of Marcus Tullius Cicero is a riveting, vividly realized historical novella from Jordan M. Poss, author of the novel No Snakes in Iceland.
The Last Day of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Author: Jordan M. Poss
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537000763
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Cicero-lawyer, politician, philosopher, former consul of the Roman Republic, and man on the run. Just a year after the assassination of the dictator Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and Caesar's adopted son have allied, sealing their friendship with names given up to each other's hit men. At the top of Antony's list-Marcus Tullius Cicero. With Cicero flees Leonidas, a longtime slave of the great statesman's household. On the morning of Cicero's last day, Leonidas anticipates a reunion with Clementia, whom he hopes to marry, if only their master lives long enough to free them. But assassins are closing in, the last escape routes are closing, despairing allies have killed themselves, and not everyone Cicero trust may be loyal. The Last Day of Marcus Tullius Cicero is a riveting, vividly realized historical novella from Jordan M. Poss, author of the novel No Snakes in Iceland.
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781537000763
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
Cicero-lawyer, politician, philosopher, former consul of the Roman Republic, and man on the run. Just a year after the assassination of the dictator Julius Caesar, Mark Antony and Caesar's adopted son have allied, sealing their friendship with names given up to each other's hit men. At the top of Antony's list-Marcus Tullius Cicero. With Cicero flees Leonidas, a longtime slave of the great statesman's household. On the morning of Cicero's last day, Leonidas anticipates a reunion with Clementia, whom he hopes to marry, if only their master lives long enough to free them. But assassins are closing in, the last escape routes are closing, despairing allies have killed themselves, and not everyone Cicero trust may be loyal. The Last Day of Marcus Tullius Cicero is a riveting, vividly realized historical novella from Jordan M. Poss, author of the novel No Snakes in Iceland.
Cicero on the Emotions
Author: Marcus Tullius
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226305198
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The third and fourth books of Cicero's Tusculan Disputations deal with the nature and management of human emotion: first grief, then the emotions in general. In lively and accessible style, Cicero presents the insights of Greek philosophers on the subject, reporting the views of Epicureans and Peripatetics and giving a detailed account of the Stoic position, which he himself favors for its close reasoning and moral earnestness. Both the specialist and the general reader will be fascinated by the Stoics' analysis of the causes of grief, their classification of emotions by genus and species, their lists of oddly named character flaws, and by the philosophical debate that develops over the utility of anger in politics and war. Margaret Graver's elegant and idiomatic translation makes Cicero's work accessible not just to classicists but to anyone interested in ancient philosophy and psychotherapy or in the philosophy of emotion. The accompanying commentary explains the philosophical concepts discussed in the text and supplies many helpful parallels from Greek sources.
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226305198
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
The third and fourth books of Cicero's Tusculan Disputations deal with the nature and management of human emotion: first grief, then the emotions in general. In lively and accessible style, Cicero presents the insights of Greek philosophers on the subject, reporting the views of Epicureans and Peripatetics and giving a detailed account of the Stoic position, which he himself favors for its close reasoning and moral earnestness. Both the specialist and the general reader will be fascinated by the Stoics' analysis of the causes of grief, their classification of emotions by genus and species, their lists of oddly named character flaws, and by the philosophical debate that develops over the utility of anger in politics and war. Margaret Graver's elegant and idiomatic translation makes Cicero's work accessible not just to classicists but to anyone interested in ancient philosophy and psychotherapy or in the philosophy of emotion. The accompanying commentary explains the philosophical concepts discussed in the text and supplies many helpful parallels from Greek sources.
Our Path Leads to Readers
Author: Steven G. Farrell
Publisher: PTP Book Division
ISBN: 1545755396
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Professor Steven G. Farrell has published more writings with The Path, A Literary Magazine since the first volume appeared in 2010 than any other author. “Stories Told on The Path” are his very best pieces culled from the magazine's archives. The professor has carefully selected twenty-two of his best writings published by The Path, including one poem, thirteen short stories, five essays, one interview and four book reviews.
Publisher: PTP Book Division
ISBN: 1545755396
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
Professor Steven G. Farrell has published more writings with The Path, A Literary Magazine since the first volume appeared in 2010 than any other author. “Stories Told on The Path” are his very best pieces culled from the magazine's archives. The professor has carefully selected twenty-two of his best writings published by The Path, including one poem, thirteen short stories, five essays, one interview and four book reviews.
Cicero's letters
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, Latin
Languages : la
Pages : 474
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Authors, Latin
Languages : la
Pages : 474
Book Description
The Last Days of Pompeii
Author: Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pompeii (Extinct city)
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Pompeii (Extinct city)
Languages : en
Pages : 526
Book Description
The Last Days of Planet Earth
Author: MR L J Hick
Publisher: L J Hick
ISBN: 1481994719
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
When you are afraid to dream, you value your consciousness. FBI agent Jack Abrahams is afraid to dream. The recurring nightmare that haunts his sleep fills him with fear and dread. When reality starts to twist and turn, playing out a series of bizarre events, Jack is asked to investigate them. A priest nailed to the side of a log cabin and a homicidal biker are just the beginning of these strange events. Fellow agent, Helen Foster wants to travel to England to investigate a man called Adam Blake. Helen suspects that Blake was responsible for the mock crucifixion of the priest, but Jack is reluctant to begin the investigation. He changes his mind when he sees a photo of Blake, the man who lives in his nightmares. The Last Days of Planet Earth is an amusing and interesting re-working of history, myths and religious icons, with references to popular culture threading neatly throughout. Gods and Monsters is the first book in the series, The Last Days of Planet Earth. Tribes, the second book in the series, will be released in November 2014.
Publisher: L J Hick
ISBN: 1481994719
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 202
Book Description
When you are afraid to dream, you value your consciousness. FBI agent Jack Abrahams is afraid to dream. The recurring nightmare that haunts his sleep fills him with fear and dread. When reality starts to twist and turn, playing out a series of bizarre events, Jack is asked to investigate them. A priest nailed to the side of a log cabin and a homicidal biker are just the beginning of these strange events. Fellow agent, Helen Foster wants to travel to England to investigate a man called Adam Blake. Helen suspects that Blake was responsible for the mock crucifixion of the priest, but Jack is reluctant to begin the investigation. He changes his mind when he sees a photo of Blake, the man who lives in his nightmares. The Last Days of Planet Earth is an amusing and interesting re-working of history, myths and religious icons, with references to popular culture threading neatly throughout. Gods and Monsters is the first book in the series, The Last Days of Planet Earth. Tribes, the second book in the series, will be released in November 2014.
On the Good Life
Author: Cicero
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141920181
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
For the great Roman orator and statesman Cicero, 'the good life' was at once a life of contentment and one of moral virtue - and the two were inescapably intertwined. This volume brings together a wide range of his reflections upon the importance of moral integrity in the search for happiness. In essays that are articulate, meditative and inspirational, Cicero presents his views upon the significance of friendship and duty to state and family, and outlines a clear system of practical ethics that is at once simple and universal. These works offer a timeless reflection upon the human condition, and a fascinating insight into the mind of one of the greatest thinkers of Ancient Rome.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141920181
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 642
Book Description
For the great Roman orator and statesman Cicero, 'the good life' was at once a life of contentment and one of moral virtue - and the two were inescapably intertwined. This volume brings together a wide range of his reflections upon the importance of moral integrity in the search for happiness. In essays that are articulate, meditative and inspirational, Cicero presents his views upon the significance of friendship and duty to state and family, and outlines a clear system of practical ethics that is at once simple and universal. These works offer a timeless reflection upon the human condition, and a fascinating insight into the mind of one of the greatest thinkers of Ancient Rome.
Selected Works (Cicero, Marcus Tullius)
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140440997
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Collecting the most incisive and influential writings of one of Rome's finest orators, Cicero's Selected Works is translated with an introduction by Michael Grant in Penguin Classics. Lawyer, philosopher, statesman and defender of Rome's Republic, Cicero was a master of eloquence, and his pure literary and oratorical style and strict sense of morality have been a powerful influence on European literature and thought for over two thousand years in matters of politics, philosophy, and faith. This selection demonstrates the diversity of his writings, and includes letters to friends and statesmen on Roman life and politics; the vitriolic Second Philippic Against Antony; and his two most famous philosophical treatises, On Duties and On Old Age - a celebration of his own declining years. Written at a time of brutal political and social change, Cicero's lucid ethical writings formed the foundation of the Western liberal tradition in political and moral thought that continues to this day. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780140440997
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
Collecting the most incisive and influential writings of one of Rome's finest orators, Cicero's Selected Works is translated with an introduction by Michael Grant in Penguin Classics. Lawyer, philosopher, statesman and defender of Rome's Republic, Cicero was a master of eloquence, and his pure literary and oratorical style and strict sense of morality have been a powerful influence on European literature and thought for over two thousand years in matters of politics, philosophy, and faith. This selection demonstrates the diversity of his writings, and includes letters to friends and statesmen on Roman life and politics; the vitriolic Second Philippic Against Antony; and his two most famous philosophical treatises, On Duties and On Old Age - a celebration of his own declining years. Written at a time of brutal political and social change, Cicero's lucid ethical writings formed the foundation of the Western liberal tradition in political and moral thought that continues to this day. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
IN HIS NAME
Author: E. Christopher Reyes
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490745386
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
This book, one of a series of books, reveals the secrets the Christian ministry does not want you to know. It is about the unknown writers of Holy Scriptures. From the earliest of times, the conquerors have had a hand in writing the history of their vanquished; hence, nine out of ten Christians don't know who wrote their Gospels. Today, even the clergy doesn't know as they regurgitate the lies that they were taught from their early years of inadequate religious inculcation (indoctrination). the Jews themselves looked upon the followers of Christ as a mere Israelitish sect--"The sect of the Nazarenes" (Acts 24:15). As stated in the Catholic Encyclopedia, they are "the believers in the promised Messiah" (Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 713). Mankind, whose body is mortal, is promised immortality for his soul by a deceptive priest craft whose intentions are self-serving. What could possibly compel man to deceive, lie, and create fictitious histories? Food? Money? Sex? Profit? Prestige? All of the aforementioned? (cf. 2 Tim. 3:13). First of all is man's basic need: food. the common folk are now starving and disorderly as money is hard to obtain due to high interest rates, and upon this there are life-threatening droughts and a famine (cf. Deut. 7:1-2).
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
ISBN: 1490745386
Category : Bibles
Languages : en
Pages : 517
Book Description
This book, one of a series of books, reveals the secrets the Christian ministry does not want you to know. It is about the unknown writers of Holy Scriptures. From the earliest of times, the conquerors have had a hand in writing the history of their vanquished; hence, nine out of ten Christians don't know who wrote their Gospels. Today, even the clergy doesn't know as they regurgitate the lies that they were taught from their early years of inadequate religious inculcation (indoctrination). the Jews themselves looked upon the followers of Christ as a mere Israelitish sect--"The sect of the Nazarenes" (Acts 24:15). As stated in the Catholic Encyclopedia, they are "the believers in the promised Messiah" (Catholic Encyclopedia, Vol. III, p. 713). Mankind, whose body is mortal, is promised immortality for his soul by a deceptive priest craft whose intentions are self-serving. What could possibly compel man to deceive, lie, and create fictitious histories? Food? Money? Sex? Profit? Prestige? All of the aforementioned? (cf. 2 Tim. 3:13). First of all is man's basic need: food. the common folk are now starving and disorderly as money is hard to obtain due to high interest rates, and upon this there are life-threatening droughts and a famine (cf. Deut. 7:1-2).
The Last Days of Humanism: A Reappraisal of Quevedo's Thought
Author: Alfonso Rey
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135154313X
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Francisco de Quevedo (Madrid, 1580-1645) was well known for his rich and dynamic style, achieved through an ingenious and complex manipulation of language. Yet he was also a consistent and systematic thinker, with moral philosophy, broadly understood, lying at the core of his numerous and varied works. Quevedo lived in an age of transition, with the Humanist tradition on the wane, and his writing expresses the characteristic uncertainty of a moment of cultural transition. In this book Alfonso Rey surveys Quevedo's ideas in such diverse fields as ethics, politics, religion and literature, ideas which hitherto have received little attention. New information is also provided towards a reconstruction of the cultural evolution of Europe in the years prior to the Enlightenment, and thus the scope of the book extends beyond that of Spanish literature.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 135154313X
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 226
Book Description
Francisco de Quevedo (Madrid, 1580-1645) was well known for his rich and dynamic style, achieved through an ingenious and complex manipulation of language. Yet he was also a consistent and systematic thinker, with moral philosophy, broadly understood, lying at the core of his numerous and varied works. Quevedo lived in an age of transition, with the Humanist tradition on the wane, and his writing expresses the characteristic uncertainty of a moment of cultural transition. In this book Alfonso Rey surveys Quevedo's ideas in such diverse fields as ethics, politics, religion and literature, ideas which hitherto have received little attention. New information is also provided towards a reconstruction of the cultural evolution of Europe in the years prior to the Enlightenment, and thus the scope of the book extends beyond that of Spanish literature.