Books on Topic: 'Ancient Rome'

This book of poems, written between 42 en 39 BC, was a bestseller in ancient Rome, and still holds a fascination today. Held to be divinely inspired n...

This book of poems, written between 42 en 39 BC, was a bestseller in ancient Rome, and still holds a fascination today. Held to be divinely inspired n...

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the...

The historical works of Tacitus are a history of the period from A.D. 14 to 96 in thirty volumes. Although many of the works were lost (only books 1-5...

LibriVox volunteers bring you 13 different recordings of To Lesbia by Caius Valerius Catullus (translation by Richard Burton.) This was the weekly poe...

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the...

Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or...

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, a major literary achievement of the 18th century published in six volumes, was written by the...

Mommsen (1817-1903) erhielt für die Römische Geschichte 1902 den Nobelpreis für Literatur. Erstes Buch Bis zur Abschaffung des römischen Königtums.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca (4 v. Chr.–65 n. Chr.) gibt stoische Grundsätze zum Tod und zur Trauer. Übersetzung durch Albert Forbiger (1798-1878) von 1867....

Parallel Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans is a series of biographies of famous men, arranged in tandem to illuminate their common moral virtues or...

The Twelve Caesars is a set of twelve biographies of Julius Caesar and the first 11 emperors of the Roman Empire. The work was written in 121 during t...

This book provides a detailed overview of the Roman Empire from its foundation under Augustus in 27 BC to the death of Marcus Aurelius in 180 AD, cove...

Vom glückseligen Leben is a stoic guide to living a happy and fulfilling life. It was written by the Roman philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca in the 1s...

This volume, part of Plutarch's comprehensive 'Parallel Lives', focuses on the lives of two pairs of notable figures: Pericles and Fabius Maximus, and...

The book 'The Catiline Conspiracy and the Jugurthine War' by Gaius Sallust explores two pivotal events in Roman history. It first delves into the Cati...

This book delves into the history of the Roman Empire from its founding under Augustus to the death of Marcus Aurelius, spanning the years 27 B.C. to...

In dieser Schrift tröstet Lucius Annaeus Seneca, der Jüngere, seine Mutter Helvia über seine Verbannung nach Korsika. Seneca, ein römischer Philosoph...

Quintus Horatius Flaccus, known as Horace, was a Roman poet who lived during the Augustan period. His Epistles are a collection of 20 poems written in...

„Die Geschichte des Agathon“ ist ein Bildungsroman, der die Entwicklung des Protagonisten Agathon von seiner Kindheit bis ins Erwachsenenalter erzählt...

Quintilian's *Institutio Oratoria* is a comprehensive treatise on the art of oratory. It covers a vast range of topics, from the ideal character of an...

Pliny the Elder's Natural History is a vast and comprehensive encyclopedia of ancient knowledge, covering everything from geography and biology to min...

Commentaries on the Gallic War is a firsthand account of the Gallic Wars, written by Julius Caesar. The book describes the battles and intrigues that...

Senecas *Briefe an Lucilius* sind eine Sammlung von 124 Briefen, die sich mit philosophischen Themen befassen, insbesondere mit dem Stoizismus. Seneca...