Search Results - "Cicero"

Translation, history, culture a sourcebook /

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Syracuse, city of legends a glory of Sicily / by Dummett, Jeremy

Table of Contents: “…Foundation and the rule of Gelon and Hiero I -- Athenian expedition to Sicily -- Dionysius I: tyrant and warlord -- Five more tyrants -- Hiero II and the Roman siege -- Cicero and the rise of Rome -- Saint Lucia and the early Christians -- Byzantium and the Arab Siege -- Outline to 1945 -- Modern Syracuse -- The Greek era -- The Roman era -- The early Christian era -- Baroque Syracuse -- Other important monuments.…”
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Syracuse, city of legends a glory of Sicily / by Dummett, Jeremy

Table of Contents: “…Foundation and the rule of Gelon and Hiero I -- Athenian expedition to Sicily -- Dionysius I: tyrant and warlord -- Five more tyrants -- Hiero II and the Roman siege -- Cicero and the rise of Rome -- Saint Lucia and the early Christians -- Byzantium and the Arab Siege -- Outline to 1945 -- Modern Syracuse -- The Greek era -- The Roman era -- The early Christian era -- Baroque Syracuse -- Other important monuments.…”
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Ushering in a new Republic : theologies of arrival at Rome in the first century BCE / by Luke, Trevor S.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Performance, political theology, and arrival -- The Sullan republic -- The theology of departure and arrival in Sulla's memoir -- Pompey's Recognitio equitum -- Cicero's epic and civic theologies of departure and return -- The Civil War -- Julius Caesar as Rex : the Ovatio of January 44 -- Octavian's return in 36 : achieving his father's honors -- The Res Gestae and the advent of the Princeps -- The Res Gestae as divine relic -- Theologies of arrival in the Res Gestae -- Augustus as the new Numa -- Conclusion: Apotheosis and succession.…”
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Ushering in a new Republic : theologies of arrival at Rome in the first century BCE / by Luke, Trevor S.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: Performance, political theology, and arrival -- The Sullan republic -- The theology of departure and arrival in Sulla's memoir -- Pompey's Recognitio equitum -- Cicero's epic and civic theologies of departure and return -- The Civil War -- Julius Caesar as Rex : the Ovatio of January 44 -- Octavian's return in 36 : achieving his father's honors -- The Res Gestae and the advent of the Princeps -- The Res Gestae as divine relic -- Theologies of arrival in the Res Gestae -- Augustus as the new Numa -- Conclusion: Apotheosis and succession.…”
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What is honor? a question of moral imperatives / by Welsh, Alexander

Table of Contents: “…On moralities of obedience and respect -- Help from anthropology and psychology -- Respect in the ethics of Aristotle -- Cicero's mediation of the same -- Shakespeare's recourse to Roman honor -- His Antony, Cleopatra, and Coriolanus -- Honor by that name in Mandeville and Montesquieu -- Leveling down in Enlightenment fiction -- Coming of age in neoclassical drama -- And how Rousseau's Emile comes of age -- Kant's engagement with honor -- Parallels to Kant's moral philosophy -- Respect and Adam Smith's impartial spectator -- Adam Smith and recent social science -- Coming to terms with honor in philosophy.…”
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What is honor? a question of moral imperatives / by Welsh, Alexander

Table of Contents: “…On moralities of obedience and respect -- Help from anthropology and psychology -- Respect in the ethics of Aristotle -- Cicero's mediation of the same -- Shakespeare's recourse to Roman honor -- His Antony, Cleopatra, and Coriolanus -- Honor by that name in Mandeville and Montesquieu -- Leveling down in Enlightenment fiction -- Coming of age in neoclassical drama -- And how Rousseau's Emile comes of age -- Kant's engagement with honor -- Parallels to Kant's moral philosophy -- Respect and Adam Smith's impartial spectator -- Adam Smith and recent social science -- Coming to terms with honor in philosophy.…”
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Manuscripts of the Latin Classics 800-1200 /

Table of Contents: “…Babcock -- Diagrams of knowledge and rhetoric in manuscripts of Cicero's De inventione / Irene O'Daly -- Classics on scraps : classical manuscripts made from parchment waste / Erik Kwakkel -- Living with Ovid : the founding of Arnulf of Orleans' Thebes / David T. …”
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Manuscripts of the Latin Classics 800-1200 /

Table of Contents: “…Babcock -- Diagrams of knowledge and rhetoric in manuscripts of Cicero's De inventione / Irene O'Daly -- Classics on scraps : classical manuscripts made from parchment waste / Erik Kwakkel -- Living with Ovid : the founding of Arnulf of Orleans' Thebes / David T. …”
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Perception, sensibility, and moral motivation in Augustine a stoic-platonic synthesis / by Byers, Sarah Catherine, 1972-

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Perception, sensibility, and moral motivation in Augustine a stoic-platonic synthesis / by Byers, Sarah Catherine, 1972-

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The Roman family in the empire Rome, Italy, and beyond /

Table of Contents: “…Putting the family across : Cicero on natural affection / Susan Treggiari -- Family imagery and family values in Roman Italy / Michele George -- The Roman child in sickness and in health / Keith Bradley -- Parent-child conflict in the Roman family : the evidence of the Code of Justinian / Judith Evans Grubbs -- Searching for the Romano-Egyptian family / Richard Alston -- The Jewish family in Judaea from Pompey to Hadrian--the limits of romanization / Margaret Williams -- Family relations in Roman Lusitania : social change in a Roman province? …”
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The Roman family in the empire Rome, Italy, and beyond /

Table of Contents: “…Putting the family across : Cicero on natural affection / Susan Treggiari -- Family imagery and family values in Roman Italy / Michele George -- The Roman child in sickness and in health / Keith Bradley -- Parent-child conflict in the Roman family : the evidence of the Code of Justinian / Judith Evans Grubbs -- Searching for the Romano-Egyptian family / Richard Alston -- The Jewish family in Judaea from Pompey to Hadrian--the limits of romanization / Margaret Williams -- Family relations in Roman Lusitania : social change in a Roman province? …”
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A First Amendment profile of the Supreme Court

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A First Amendment profile of the Supreme Court

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Friendship & politics essays in political thought /

Table of Contents: “…Rhodes -- Taking friendship seriously : Aristotle on the place(s) of philia in human life / Stephen Salkever -- Cicero's distinctive voice on friendship : De amicitia and De re publica / Walter Nicgorski -- The luminous path of friendship : Augustine's account of friendship and political order / John von Heyking -- A companionship of caritas : friendship in St. …”
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Friendship & politics essays in political thought /

Table of Contents: “…Rhodes -- Taking friendship seriously : Aristotle on the place(s) of philia in human life / Stephen Salkever -- Cicero's distinctive voice on friendship : De amicitia and De re publica / Walter Nicgorski -- The luminous path of friendship : Augustine's account of friendship and political order / John von Heyking -- A companionship of caritas : friendship in St. …”
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Persuasive business proposals writing to win more customers, clients, and contracts / by Sant, Tom

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Seven deadly sins -- A good proposal is hard to find : but it's worth looking -- Recognizing reality -- Rushing to the exits -- A primer on persuasion -- Understanding persuasion -- Winning by a nose: the structure of persuasion -- Seven magic questions : how to develop a client-centered message -- Why the inuit hunt whales and other secrets of customer behavior -- The cicero principle : how to avoid talking to yourself in print -- Fluff, guff, geek and weasel : the art of saying what you mean -- Weaving your web : how to pull it all together from the start -- The art of the part : where to put your effort -- Letter proposals -- The structure and key elements of formal proposals -- Writing the business case -- Recommending and substantiating your solution -- Persuasive answers to rfp questions -- Presenting evidence and proving your points -- Gathering and tailoring reusable content -- How to manage the process without losing your sanity -- Deal or no deal? …”
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New topics in eye research

Table of Contents: “…Gregory-Evans -- Posterior polymorphous corneal dystrophy: a review of current knowledge / Katerina Jirsova, Stanislava Merjava, Petra Liskova -- Retinal progenitor cells, retinal stem cells, and retinoblastoma / Samantha A. Cicero, Michael A. Dyer -- Melatonin in retinal pathophysiology / Ruth E. …”
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Persuasive business proposals writing to win more customers, clients, and contracts / by Sant, Tom

Table of Contents: “…Preface -- Seven deadly sins -- A good proposal is hard to find : but it's worth looking -- Recognizing reality -- Rushing to the exits -- A primer on persuasion -- Understanding persuasion -- Winning by a nose: the structure of persuasion -- Seven magic questions : how to develop a client-centered message -- Why the inuit hunt whales and other secrets of customer behavior -- The cicero principle : how to avoid talking to yourself in print -- Fluff, guff, geek and weasel : the art of saying what you mean -- Weaving your web : how to pull it all together from the start -- The art of the part : where to put your effort -- Letter proposals -- The structure and key elements of formal proposals -- Writing the business case -- Recommending and substantiating your solution -- Persuasive answers to rfp questions -- Presenting evidence and proving your points -- Gathering and tailoring reusable content -- How to manage the process without losing your sanity -- Deal or no deal? …”
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