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  • How to Have Willpower

    An Ancient Guide to Not Giving In

    by Prudentius, Michael Fontaine, Plutarch ...
    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
    Lively new translations of two classical works that offer wise advice about how to resist temptationHow to Have Willpower brings together two profound ancient meditations on how to overcome pressures that encourage us to act against our own best interests—Plutarch’s essay On Dysopia or How to Resist Pressure and Prudentius’s poetic allegory Psychomachia or How to Slay Your Demons. Challenging the ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • The Origin of Sin

    An English Translation of the "Hamartigenia"

    by Prudentius ...
    Translated by Martha A. Malamud ...
    Series Book 61 - Cornell Studies in Classical Philology
    Aurelius Prudentius Clemens (348–ca. 406) is one of the great Christian Latin writers of late antiquity. Born in northeastern Spain during an era of momentous change for both the Empire and the Christian religion, he was well educated, well connected, and a successful member of the late Roman elite, a man fully engaged with the politics and culture of his times. Prudentius wrote poetry that was ... Read more

    $26.59 USD

  • Delphi Complete Works of Prudentius (Illustrated)

    by Aurelius Prudentius Clemens, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 133 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    A fourth century Christian poet, Prudentius was the author of ‘Psychomachia’, the first allegorical poem of European literature. His unique combination of Christianity and classical culture resulted in Prudentius becoming one of the most popula ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

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    How to Have Willpower

    An Ancient Guide to Not Giving In

    by Plutarch, Prudentius ...
    Narrated by Roger Clark ...

    Unabridged

    3 hours 8 min

    How to Have Willpower brings together two profound ancient meditations on how to overcome pressures that encourage us to act against our own best interests—Plutarch's essay On Dysopia or How to Resist Pressure and Prudentius's poetic allegory Psychomachia or How to Slay Your Demons. Challenging the idea that humans are helpless victims of vice, these works—introduced and presented in vivid, ... Read more

    $10.99 USD

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    An Ancient Guide to the End of Life

    by Seneca, James S. Romm ...
    Series series Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers
    Timeless wisdom on death and dying from the celebrated Stoic philosopher Seneca"It takes an entire lifetime to learn how to die," wrote the Roman Stoic philosopher Seneca (c. 4 BC–65 AD). He counseled readers to "study death always," and took his own advice, returning to the subject again and again in all his writings, yet he never treated it in a complete work. How to Die gathers in one volume, ... Read more

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  • Wheelock's Latin Reader

    Selections from Latin Literature

    by Frederick M. Wheelock, Richard A. LaFleur ...
    The classic text for the intermediate-level student of Latin.Originally intended by Professor Frederic M. Wheelock as a sequel to Wheelock's Latin, his classic introductory Latin textbook, Wheelock's Latin Reader, newly revised and updated by Richard A. LaFleur, is the ideal text for any intermediate-level Latin course. You'll find a rich selection of prose and poetry from a wide range of ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Ovid (Delphi Classics)

    by Ovid, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 10 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    Shakespeare's favourite poet, deserves a place in the digital library of all lovers of classic literature. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Ovid, with beautiful illustrations, informative introductions and the usual ... Read more

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  • Veni Vidi Didici

    Have Fun Learning Latin with Songs, Games, Puzzles and Jokes

    by Jason Talley ...
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  • Complete Works of Seneca the Younger (Delphi Classics)

    by Seneca the Younger, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 32 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    The leading Stoic philosopher of the Silver Age of Latin literature, as well as tutor to the infamous Nero, Seneca was also an accomplished dramatist, whose ground-breaking tragedies changed the course of theatre writing. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin texts. For the first time in ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Pliny the Younger (Delphi Classics)

    by Pliny the Younger, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 28 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    The letters of Pliny the Younger have preserved for posterity a precious portrait of First Century life, detailing the daily routines of the Roman times and the men and women that inhabited the author’s world. The famous account of the eruption of Vesuvius and Emperor Trajan’s advice concerning the treatment of Christians are among the letters’ fascinating treasures. The Ancient Classics series ... Read more

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  • How to Focus

    A Monastic Guide for an Age of Distraction

    by John Cassian, Jamie Kreiner ...
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    How you can learn to focus like a monk without living like oneDistraction isn’t a new problem. We’re also not the first to complain about how hard it is to concentrate. Early Christian monks beat us to it. They had given up everything to focus on God, yet they still struggled to keep the demons of distraction at bay. But rather than surrender to the meandering of their minds, they developed ... Read more

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  • Complete Works of Horace (Delphi Classics)

    by Horace, Delphi Classics ...
    Series Book 8 - Delphi Ancient Classics
    Horace was the leading Roman lyric poet during the time of Augustus, now celebrated for being one of the greatest poets the world has ever known. The Ancient Classics series provides eReaders with the wisdom of the Classical world, with both English translations and the original Latin and Greek texts. This comprehensive eBook presents the complete works of Horace in English and Latin, with ... Read more

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