A hugely influential philosophical work of prose poetry, Kahlil Gibrans The Prophet is an inspirational, allegorical guide to living, and this Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction by Robin Waterfield.First published in the 192...Lasīt vairāk
A definitive and refreshingly readable new translation of Thucydidess History of the Peloponnesian War, paired with a brilliant introduction on how to read and understand Thucydides....Lasīt vairāk
This book, the first ever biography of the father of philosophy, tracks Platos life from his childhood in war-torn Athens at the end of the fifth century BCE to his founding of the Academy, adventures in Sicily, death, and immense legacy. Throughout...Lasīt vairāk
French naturalist Professor Aronnax has joined a task force to rid the seas of amonster that is terrorizing shipping lanes. But the Professors mission takes anunexpected turn when he falls overboard - to be rescued by a submarine called...Lasīt vairāk
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was the sixteenth emperor of Rome-and by far the most powerful man in the world. His collected thoughts, gems that have come to be called his Meditations, have proved an inexhaustible source of wisdom and one of the most im...Lasīt vairāk
One of the most famous survival adventures of all time - with an introduction by Bear Grylls.After surviving a terrible shipwreck, Robinson Crusoe discovers he is the only human on an island far from any shipping routes or rescue. At first he...Lasīt vairāk
Aesops fables are among the most familiar and best-loved stories in the world. Tales like The Tortoise and the Hare, The Dog in the Manger, and Sour Grapes have captivated us for generations. The fables delight us and teach timeless truths. A...Lasīt vairāk
Puffin Classics: the definitive collection of timeless stories, for every childRediscover the Puffin Classics collection and bring the best-loved classics to a new generation - including this charming edition of The Three Musketeers. ...Lasīt vairāk
That was how things stood in the city at the time. With no one in charge, murders were taking place almost every day and the elections could not be held.Books 36-40 of the Roman History by Cassius Dio (born ca. 163...Lasīt vairāk
This first full-length portrait of Plato serves as the perfect introduction to the man and his work by steering a judicious course amid the many tall tales that emerged about him, debunking some while accepting the kernels of truth in others....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 06-Oct-2022, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of Chicago Press, ISBN-13: 9780226769479)
The complete surviving works of Epictetus, the most influential Stoic philosopher from antiquity. Some things are up to us and some are not. Epictetus was born into slavery around the year 50 CE, and, upon being granted h...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 06-Oct-2022, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Chicago Press, ISBN-13: 9780226769332)
The complete surviving works of Epictetus, the most influential Stoic philosopher from antiquity. Some things are up to us and some are not. Epictetus was born into slavery around the year 50 CE, and, upon being granted h...Lasīt vairāk
This definitive annotated translation of Marcus Aureliuss Meditations is an insightful look into the mind of Ancient Romes sixteenth emperor. As featured on the Today Show Marcus Aurel...Lasīt vairāk
A hugely influential philosophical work of prose poetry, Kahlil Gibrans The Prophet is an inspirational, allegorical guide to living, and this Penguin Classics edition includes an introduction by Robin Waterfield.First published in the 192...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 23-Sep-2021, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Oxford University Press, ISBN-13: 9780198853015)
The Making of a King is the first book in more than a century to tell the gripping story of the rule of Antigonus Gonatas: how he gained the Macedonian throne, how he held it, the nature of his court, the measures he took towards the Greeks, and the...Lasīt vairāk
Marcus Aurelius Antoninus was the sixteenth emperor of Rome -- and by far the most powerful and wealthy man in the world. Yet he was also an intensely private person, with a rich interior life and deep reservoirs of personal insight. He collected hi...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 06-Apr-2021, Izdevniecība: Univ of Chicago Pr, ISBN-13: 9780226611372)
Our volume tells the story of Macedons complex relations with Greece, Egypt, and the Near East in the middle period of the post-Alexander era. It opens about forty years after Alexander died, when the massive wars of the Successors were winding t...Lasīt vairāk
A stunning new hardcover edition--linen with copper stamping--of one of the worlds most beloved and popular spiritual classics, featuring a new foreword by Rupi Kaur, the multimillion-copy, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Milk a...Lasīt vairāk
A fascinating, accessible, and up-to-date history of the Ancient Greeks. Covering the Archaic, Classical, and Hellenistic periods, and centred around the disunity of the Greeks, their underlying cultural unity, and their eventual political unificatio...Lasīt vairāk
