The 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.
Plutarch (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... Læs mere
We 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... Læs mere
We 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... Læs mere
Olson develops a theory of group and organizational behavior that cuts across... Læs mere
In Tetrabiblos, a core text in the history of astrology, the preeminent ancient astronomer Ptolemy treats the practical use of astronomical knowledge: making predictions about individuals’ lives and the outcome of human affairs.
On Architecture, completed by Vitruvius sometime before 27 BC and the only work of its kind to survive antiquity, serves not professionals but readers who want to... Læs mere
Quintus Curtius wrote a history of Alexander the Great. The first two of ten books have not survived and material is missing from books 5, 6, and 10. Curtius... Læs mere
Beyond Winning charts a way out of our current crisis of confidence in the legal system. It offers a fresh look at negotiation, aimed at helping lawyers turn disputes into deals, and deals into better deals, through practical, tough-minded problem-solving techniques.
Here is a rare opportunity to view painting through the discerning eyes of one of the world’s foremost abstract painters. Stella uses the crisis of representational art in sixteenth-century Italy to illuminate the crisis of abstraction in our time.
The Peloponnesian War was really three conflicts (431–421, 415–413, and 413–404 BC) that Thucydides was still unifying into one... Læs mere
Dio Cassius (Cassius Dio), ca. AD 150–235, was born in Bithynia. Dio’s work is a vital source for the last years of the Roman republic and the first four Roman emperors.