The great adventure story tells of Odysseus, a veteran of the Trojan War, who - through a landscape peopled with monsters, sea nymphs, evil enchantresses, and vengeful gods....

Julius Caesar wrote his exciting Commentaries during some of the most grueling campaigns ever undertaken by a Roman army....

In this ancient picaresque adventure, Lucius, an insatiably curious young man, finds himself transformed into a donkey....

With this stunning modern verse translation, Robert Fagles reintroduces Virgil's Aeneid to a whole new generation....

Epictetus (c. AD 50-135) was a former Roman slave (he was also lame in one leg, and walked with a crutch) who went on to become a great teacher....

Virgil's Georgics ranks as one of the most precious pastoral poems ever written, and it has served as a model for its type ever since....

The Republic is perhaps the single most important, the most studied and the most quoted text of all of Plato's Socratic Dialogues....

Bernard Evslin’s classic retelling of the Greek myths captures the excitement and enchantment of these stories that have influenced many of today’s popular films and novels.....

In this brilliant translation, Robert Fagles brings the vigor of contemporary language to Homer's 2,700-year-old tale....

You'll become engrossed in "the romance of the intellect," as Professor Sugrue opens a path for you into the inner structure of these timeless dialogues....

Marcus Aurelius was Roman Emperor from 161 C.E. to his death in 180 C.E. He was destined to be a leader, havin being born into a prominent family - one related by blood and marriage to rulers and bankers....

Since it was first published more than 25 years ago, Robert Fitzgerald's prizewinning translation of Homer's battle epic has become a classic in its own right....