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Cicero returns to continue his struggle to grasp supreme power in the state of Rome. Amidst treachery, vengeance, violence, and treason, this brilliant lawyer, orator, and philosopher finally reaches …

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When Tiro, the confidential secretary (and slave) of a Roman senator, opens the door to a terrified stranger on a cold November morning, he sets in motion a chain of events that will eventually propel…

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A "marvelous" (Economist) account of how the Christian Revolution forged the Western imagination.

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“All ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher combined.”
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24 Hours in Ancient Rome: A Day in the Life of the People Who Lived There

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