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1) Party politics in the age of Caesar

Author

Taylor, Lily Ross

Series

Sather classical lectures volume 22

Publisher

University of Calif. Press

Pub. Date

1949

Physical Desc

viii, 255 p. 24 cm.

Language

English

2) Poiesis: structure and thought

Author

Kitto, H. D. F

Series

Sather classical lectures volume 36

Publisher

University of California Press

Pub. Date

1966

Physical Desc

x, 407 p. 24 cm.

Language

English

3) Polybius

Author

Walbank, F. W

Series

Sather classical lectures volume 42

Publisher

University of California Press

Pub. Date

[1972]

Physical Desc

ix, 201 p. 24 cm.

Language

English

4) The ancient economy

Author

Finley, M. I

Series

Sather classical lectures volume 43

Publisher

University of California Press

Pub. Date

1973

Physical Desc

222 p. map. 24 cm.

Language

English

5) Shame and necessity

Author

Williams, Bernard

Series

Sather classical lectures volume 57

Publisher

University of California Press

Pub. Date

c1993

Physical Desc

xii, 254 p. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

6) The art of living: Socratic reflections from Plato to Foucault

Author

Nehamas, Alexander

Series

Sather classical lectures volume 61

Publisher

University of California Press

Pub. Date

Physical Desc

xi, 283 pages ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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In modern times, philosophy has been a theoretical discipline rather than a practice or mode of life. In antiquity, however, Greek and Roman philosophers of all stripes turned to Socrates as the model of what a truly philosophical life should be. The idea of a philosophical life, and of philosophy as the art of living, though it is now in neglect among professional philosophers, has survived in the works of such major modern authors as Montaigne,...

7) Laughter in ancient Rome: on joking, tickling, and cracking up

Author

Beard, Mary

Series

Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature
Sather classical lectures volume 71

Language

English

Formats

Book, eAudiobook, eBook, Kindle

Description

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"What made the Romans laugh? Was ancient Rome a carnival, filled with practical jokes and hearty chuckles? Or was it a carefully regulated culture in which the uncontrollable excess of laughter was a force to fear-a world of wit, irony, and knowing smiles? How did Romans make sense of laughter? What role did it play in the world of the law courts, the imperial palace, or the spectacles of the arena? Laughter in Ancient Rome explores one of the most...

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1) Party politics in the age of Caesar

2) Poiesis: structure and thought

3) Polybius

4) The ancient economy

5) Shame and necessity

6) The art of living: Socratic reflections from Plato to Foucault

7) Laughter in ancient Rome: on joking, tickling, and cracking up

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