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Hundreds perished in Rome's Second Proscription, but one victim is remembered above all others. Charting a course through Cicero's celebrated career, Shane Butler examines the relationship between speech and writing in Roman oratory.
As in his bestselling biography of Caligula, Professor Barrett combines immaculate scholarship with a gripping style.
Focuses on the mentality of `the last pagan emperor' by examining a wide variety of his writings. The surviving speeches and treatises, satires and letters, offer a rare insight into the personal attitudes and motivations of Julian.
Ausonius' life and work are placed firmly within their historical context of forth-century Gaul. His biography and literary output also serve as a point of departure for an overall inquiry into the formation of late Roman Gallic aristocracy.
Constantine: History, Historiography and Legend examines the reign of Constantine, the first Christian emperor and the founder of Constantinople, from a variety of angles: historical, historiographical and mythical.
Through an analysis of Xenophon's complete body of work, focusing on the Hellenica and Anabasis, he is shown to be very much a man of his times, with topical concerns such as panhellenism, the influence of the gods, and the idea of utopia.
This volume provides a detailed commentary on the first eight lives of Cornelius Nepos' De viris illustribus,... Læs mere
Gilbert Highet (1906-1978) was one of Columbia University's greatest teachers and in his day the most celebrated classical scholar in America.
Text, translation and commentary for an ancient biographical work on the... Læs mere
The only biography of the Roman Emperor Pertinax to be written in the English language. Details the previously untold life of a fascinating individual who, from the most humble beginnings, rose to the very top of the Roman Empire.
Fifty years before its golden age, Athens was just another city-state in Sparta’s shadow. David Stuttard tells the story of the father and son who lifted Athens.... Læs mere
This is the only fully illustrated military life of the Emperor Publius Licinius Egnatius Gallienus (253-268).