Plot Overview The Metamorphoses consists of fifteen books. They can be divided into six sections. First, the narrator prays to the gods for inspiration, lays out his theme (metamorphosis), and states his intention to write a single continuous poem that stretches from the origins of the world to his own day. Second, th...
Epictetus was. Greek stoic Philisopher, he was born as a slave at Hierapolis , Phrygia ( nowadays , Pamukkale - Turkey ) and lived in Rome until his banishment, his teaching were Witten down and published by his pupil Arian. Epictetus taught that philosophy is way of life and not just a theoretical discipline, to hi...
Plutarch's Life of Caesar deals with the best known Roman of them all, Julius Caesar, and his vivid narrative covers most of the major events of the last generation of the Republic, as well as painting an insightful picture of this man who sacrificed everything for power. Pelling's volume gives a new translation of th...
The Aeneid is an epic poem written in 12 books and is modeled in part on the great Greek epic poems, on Homer's Iliadand Odyssey, and on Apollonius' Argonautica. The Iliad describes the exploits of Achilles and other Greek heroes in the Trojan War (the same war which forced Aeneas to leave Troy and is described in Boo...
MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO, ["Quid, quod adventu tuo subsellia vacuefacta sunt?"] ["What is your arrival seats empty?"] Early Life. - Marcus Tullius Cicero, the foremost Roman orator and writer, was born Jan. 3, 106 B.C. His birthplace was Arpinum, a small country town about seventy miles southeast of Rome, famous also as...
Emperor Claudius's era and the scenario behind Germanicus Nero Coronation . The History behind accession of Germanicus Nero, as Rome Emperor replacing Britannicus . Artemis , Narius, Alexius, Valerius ,Zenious the five main characters have forged a bond that has survived life thru the power behind the throne , torture...