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How to Be Content - An Ancient Poet's Guide for an Age of Excess by Stephen Harrison; Horace
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Category: Gift and Wrap | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
What the Roman poet Horace can teach us about how to live a life of contentment What are the secrets to a contented life? One of Rome's greatest and most influential poets, Horace (65-8 BCE) has been cherished by readers for more than two thousand years not only for his wit, style, and reflections ...Show more
How to Be a Leader: An Ancient Guide T.. by Plutarch; Jeffrey Beneker; Plutarch Plutarch
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
Timeless advice on how to be a successful leader in any field The ancient biographer and essayist Plutarch thought deeply about the leadership qualities of the eminent Greeks and Romans he profiled in his famous--and massive--Lives, including politicians and generals such as Pericles, Alexander the Gre ...Show more
How to Grow Old - Ancient Wisdom for ... by Marcus Tullius Cicero; Philip Freeman (Introduction by, Translator)
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Category: Mind Body Spirit | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
Worried that old age will inevitably mean losing your libido, your health, and possibly your marbles too? Well, Cicero has some good news for you. In How to Grow Old, the great Roman orator and statesman eloquently describes how you can make the second half of life the best part of all-and why you might ...Show more
How to Stop a Conspiracy: An Ancient Guide to Saving a Republic by Sallust
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Category: Non Fiction | Series: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers Ser.
In 63 BC, frustrated by his failure to be elected leader of the Roman Republic, the aristocrat Catiline tried to topple its elected government. Backed by corrupt elites and poor, alienated Romans, he fled Rome while his associates plotted to burn the city and murder its leading politicians. The attempte ...Show more
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