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plINy the youNGer
c. 61 – c. 113, Roman
The Letters of the Younger Pliny
Translated with an Introduction by
Betty Radice
This modern translation of the ten books
of Pliny’s Letters provides a wealth of
information on the social and political
history of Rome at the turn of the
first century, including Pliny’s famous
account of the destruction of Pompeii
and his celebrated correspondence with
the Emperor Trajan about the early
Christians.
320 pp. 978-0-14-044127-7 $15.00
plotINus
205 – 270, Roman
The Enneads
Translated by Stephen MacKenna and
Abridged with an Introduction and
Notes by John Dillon
Here is a highly original synthesis of
Platonism, mystic passion, ideas from
Greek philosophy, and variants of
the Trinity and other central tenets of
Christian doctrine by the brilliant thinker
who has had an immense influence on
mystics and religious writers.
688 pp. 978-0-14-044520-6 $17.00
plutarch
c. 46 – c. 120, greek
The Age of Alexander
Translated and Annotated by
Ian Scott-Kilvert with an Introduction by
G. T. Griffith
Taken from The Parallel Lives, this history
of nine great Greek statesmen—Agesilaus,
Pelopidas, Dion, Timoleon, Demosthenes,
Phocion, Alexander, Demetrius, and
Pyrrhus—traces a crucial phase of ancient
history, from the fall of Athens to the rise
of Macedonia.
448 pp. 978-0-14-044286-1 $15.00
Essays
Edited with an Introduction and
Notes by Ian Kidd and
Translated by Robin Waterfield
Whether he is offering abstract
speculations or practical ethics, reflections
on the benefits of military versus
intellectual glory, or the reasoning powers
of animals, Plutarch’s encyclopedic
writings form a treasure trove of ancient
wisdom.
448 pp. 978-0-14-044564-0 $15.00
The Fall of The Roman Republic
Translated by Rex Warner
Edited with an Introduction and Notes by
Robin Seager
Selections on Gaius, Marius, Sulla,
Crassus, Pompey, Caesar, and Cicero are
taken from The Parallel Lives. Plutarch
records, simply and dramatically, the long
and bloody period of foreign and civil war
that marked the collapse of the Roman
Republic and ushered in the Empire.
464 pp. 978-0-14-044934-1 $16.00
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