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On the Latin Language, Volume I(1938) VARROOf more than seventy works by Varro (116–27 BC) we have only his treatise On Agriculture and part of his On the Latin Language, a work typical of its author’s interest not only in antiquarian matters but also in the collection of scientific facts, and conVezava: Trda44,47 € -
Natural History, Volume I: Books 1–2(1938) PLINYPliny the Elder produced in his Natural History a vast compendium of Roman knowledge. Topics included are the mathematics and metrology of the universe; world geography and ethnography; human anthropology and physiology; zoology; botany, agriculture, andVezava: Trda44,47 € -
Moral Essays, Volume III(1935) SENECA, LUCIUS ANNAEUS, THE YOUNGERIn Moral Essays, Seneca expresses his Stoic philosophy on providence, steadfastness, anger, forgiveness, consolation, the happy life, leisure, tranquility, the brevity of life, and gift-giving.Vezava: Trda44,47 € -
Moralia, VI(1939) PLUTARCHPlutarch (ca. AD 45–120) wrote on many subjects. His extant works other than the Parallel Lives are varied, about sixty in number, and known as the Moralia (Moral Essays). They reflect his philosophy about living a good life, and provide a treasury of infVezava: Trda44,47 € -
On the Heavens(1939) ARISTOTLENearly all the works Aristotle (384–322 BC) prepared for publication are lost; the priceless ones extant are lecture-materials, notes, and memoranda (some are spurious). They can be categorized as practical; logical; physical; metaphysical; on art; other;Vezava: Trda44,47 € -
Categories. On Interpretation. Prior Analytics(1938) ARISTOTLENearly all the works Aristotle (384–322 BC) prepared for publication are lost; the priceless ones extant are lecture-materials, notes, and memoranda (some are spurious). They can be categorized as practical; logical; physical; metaphysical; on art; other;Vezava: Trda44,47 € -
In Catilinam 1–4. Pro Murena. Pro Sulla. Pro Flacco(1976) CICEROWe know more of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC), lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, than of any other Roman. Besides much else, his work conveys the turmoil of his time, and the part he played in a period that saw the rise and fall of Julius CaVezava: Trda44,47 € -
Moralia, IV(1936) PLUTARCHPlutarch (ca. AD 45–120) wrote on many subjects. His extant works other than the Parallel Lives are varied, about sixty in number, and known as the Moralia (Moral Essays). They reflect his philosophy about living a good life, and provide a treasury of infVezava: Trda44,47 € -
Library of History, Volume II(1935) DIODORUS SICULUSLibrary of History is in three parts: mythical history to the Trojan War; history to Alexander’s death (323 BC); history to 54 BC. Books 1–5 and 11–20 survive complete, the rest in fragments.Vezava: Trda44,47 € -
Passing of Peregrinus. The Runaways. Toxaris or Friendship. The Dance. Lexiphanes. The Eunuch. Astrology. The Mistaken Critic. The Parliament of the Gods. The Tyrannicide. Disowned(1936) LUCIANLucian (ca. AD 120–190), apprentice sculptor then traveling rhetorician, settled in Athens and developed an original brand of satire. Notable for the Attic purity and elegance of his Greek and for literary versatility, he is famous chiefly for the lively,Vezava: Trda44,47 € -
Description of Greece, Volume IV(1935) PAUSANIASPausanias, one of the Roman world’s great travelers, sketches in Description of Greece the history, geography, landmarks, legends, and religious cults of all the important Greek cities. He shares his enthusiasm for great sites, describing them with carVezava: Trda44,47 € -
Secret History(1935) PROCOPIUSIn Secret History Procopius (late fifth century to after AD 558) attacks the sixth-century emperor Justinian and empress Theodora and alleges their ruinous effect on the Roman empire. Procopius’ pen is particularly sharp in portraying Theodora’s lewdness,Vezava: Trda44,47 € -
Library of History, Volume I(1933) DIODORUS SICULUSLibrary of History is in three parts: mythical history to the Trojan War; history to Alexander’s death; history to 54 BC. Books 1–5 and 11–20 survive complete, the rest in fragments.Vezava: Trda44,47 € -
On Agriculture(1934) CATO,VARROCato’s second century BC De agricultura is our earliest complete Latin prose text, recommends farming for its security and profitability, and advises on management of labor and resources. Varro’s De re rustica is not a practical treatise but instruction,Vezava: Trda44,47 € -
Attic Nights, Volume III(1927) GELLIUSAulus Gellius in Attic Nights (Gellius began to write these pieces during stays in Athens) composed a collection of short chapters about notable events, words and questions of literary style, lives of historical figures, legal points, and philosophical isVezava: Trda44,47 € -
Pro Milone. In Pisonem. Pro Scauro. Pro Fonteio. Pro Rabirio Postumo. Pro Marcello. Pro Ligario. Pro Rege Deiotaro(1931) CICEROWe know more of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC), lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, than of any other Roman. Besides much else, his work conveys the turmoil of his time, and the part he played in a period that saw the rise and fall of Julius CaVezava: Trda44,47 € -
Life. Against Apion(1926) JOSEPHUSThe major works by Josephus are History of the Jewish War, from 170 BC to his own time, and Jewish Antiquities, from creation to AD 66. Also by him are an autobiographical Life and a treatise Against Apion.Vezava: Trda44,47 € -
Oppian. Colluthus. Tryphiodorus(1928) OPPIAN,COLLUTHUS,TRYPHIODORUSIn Fishing, Oppian discusses fish and gives angling instructions. The Chase, on hunting, may be the work of a Syrian imitator. Colluthus and Tryphiodorus (properly Triphiodorus), epic poets of Egypt, wrote in the second half of the fifth century AD.Vezava: Trda44,47 € -
Isocrates, Volume I(1928) ISOCRATESThe importance of Isocrates (436–338 BC) for the study of Greek civilization of the fourth century BC is indisputable. Twenty-one discourses by Isocrates survive; these include political essays, treatises on education and on ethics, and speeches for legalVezava: Trda44,47 €
