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The Erotic Poems (Penguin Classics) by Ovid Publisher Comments Collection of poems dealing with the whole spectrum of sexual desire, written by the 1st century poet.... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper 
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The Emperor's Handbook: A New Translation of the Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Publisher Comments BEAR IN MIND THAT THE MEASURE OF A MAN IS THE WORTH OF THE THINGS HE CARES ABOUT. IF IT IS GOOD TO SAY OR DO SOMETHING, THEN IT IS EVEN BETTER TO BE CRITICIZED FOR HAVING SAID OR DONE IT. ARE MY GUIDING PRINCIPLES HEALTHY AND ROBUST? ON THIS HANGS... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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On the Nature of Things (04 Edition) by Lucretius Publisher Comments The Roman philosopher's didactic poem in 6 parts, De Rerum Natura— On the Nature of Things — theorizes that natural causes are the forces behind earthly phenomena and dismisses divine intervention. Derived from the philosophical materialism of... (read more) List Price $6.95 Your price: $5.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Meditations (Penguin Classics) by Marcus Aurelius Staff Pick Consigned to notebooks by one of Rome's last great emperors, Meditations contains the blood and fire of Stoic philosophy. It has been a favorite for many ages and graced the bedside of kings and laity alike.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Meditations (Dover Thrift Editions) by Aurelius Marcus Publisher Comments Stirring reflections on the human condition from a warrior and emperor provide a fascinating glimpse into the mind and personality of a highly principled Roman of the 2nd century. Recognizing that suffering is at the core of life, he counsels stoic... (read more) Your price: $3.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Early History of Rome (Penguin Classics) by Livy Publisher Comments With stylistic brilliance and historical imagination, the first five books of Livy's monumental history of Rome record events from the foundation of Rome through the history of the seven kings, the establishment of the Republic and its internal struggles,... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Metamorphoses by Ovid Publisher Comments The Metamorphoses of Ovid offers to the modern world such a key to the literary and religious culture of the ancients that it becomes an important event when at last a good poet comes up with a translation into English verse. --John Crowe Ransom ... a... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Virgil: A Life by Peter Levi Publisher Comments Born in 70 BC, in a small village near Mantua, Publius Vergilius Maro—Virgil—grew up to be hailed as the greatest Roman poet. And although his work has influenced Western literature for two millennia, little is known about the man... (read more) Your price: $18.00 New - Trade Paper
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The Twelve Caesars (Penguin Classics) by Suetonius Publisher Comments Translated by Robert Graves and Revised with an Introduction by Michael Grant.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Annals of Imperial Rome (Penguin Classics) by Tacitus Synopsis "The Annals of Imperial Rome" recount the major historical events from the years shortly before the death of Augustus to the death of Nero in AD 68. Michael Grant's introduction discusses the life and works of Tacitus and the historical context of the... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Satyrica by Petronius Publisher Comments Encolpius, a soldier of fortune, despiser of pedantry, lecherous and contrary, and the beautiful Giton, who lives off his charms, are invited to a gargantuan banquet hosted by the prodigal, pompous, newly rich Trimalchio. When the feast turns into a riot,... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Eclogues and Georgics of Virgil by Virgil Book News Annotation The history of eclipses from ancient times to modern. For the lay reader. Lively, thoroughly contemporary (even Slavitt) the finest poems (notwithstanding the Aeneid) by the greatest Latin poet. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Penguin Classics #51: The Aeneid by Virgil About the Author Virgil, born in 70 B.C., is best remembered for his masterpiece, The Aeneid. He earned great favor by portraying Augustus as a descendant of the half-god, half-man Aeneas. Although Virgil swore on his deathbed that The Aeneid was incomplete and unworthy,... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $3.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Gallic War (06 Edition) by Caesar Publisher Comments Caesar left wonderfully detailed accounts of his strategies and campaigns. The eight books collected as The Gallic War, reporting on his conquests of Gaul and two invasions of Britain, form an extraordinary source for military history and a masterful... (read more) Your price: $4.00 Used - Trade Paper
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On the Shortness of Life (Great Ideas) by Seneca Publisher Comments Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves — and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have... (read more) List Price $11.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Metamorphoses (World's Classics) by Ovid Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxix]) and index.... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Marcus Aurelius : a Life (09 Edition) by Frank Mclynn Publisher Comments Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD) is one of the great figures of antiquity whose life and words still speak to us today. His Meditations remains one of the most widely read books from the classical world, and his life represents the fulfillment of Platos... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $11.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The War with Hannibal: Books XXI-XXX of the History of Rome from Its Foundation by Livy Synopsis Hannibal, one of the most compelling personalities of the ancient world, inflicted a tremendous defeat on the Romans at Cannae in 216 BC. This text looks at the figure... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Meditations (Modern Library Classics) by Marcus Aurelius and Gregory Hays Staff Pick Consigned to notebooks by one of Rome's last great emperors, Meditations contains the blood and fire of Stoic philosophy. It has been a favorite for many ages and graced the bedside of kings and laity alike.... (read more) Your price: $10.00 New - Trade Paper
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On the Nature of Things by Lucretius Publisher Comments This great poem stands with Virgil's Aeneid as one of the vital and enduring achievements of Latin literature. Lost for more than a thousand years, its return to circulation in 1417 reintroduced dangerous ideas about the nature and meaning of existence... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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