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...
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...