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Antique Résumés de livres

Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens
par Robin Waterfield • 2018
One culture, a thousand warring city-states: the split that built ancient Greece and doomed it.
3.92
436
Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens Résumé
Immersif
Creators, Conquerors, and Citizens
One culture, a thousand warring city-states: the split that built ancient Greece and doomed it.
par Robin Waterfield 2018 511 pages
3.92
436 évaluations
Éthique à Nicomaque
par Aristote
You become virtuous by acting virtuously. The original manual for the well-lived life.
4.00
61 000+
Éthique à Nicomaque Résumé
Éthique à Nicomaque
You become virtuous by acting virtuously. The original manual for the well-lived life.
par Aristote 329 pages
4.00
61 000+ évaluations
Les Politiques
par Aristote
Every city promises the good life. Aristotle's test for which ones actually deliver it.
3.98
43 000+
Les Politiques Résumé
Les Politiques
Every city promises the good life. Aristotle's test for which ones actually deliver it.
par Aristote 368 pages
3.98
43 000+ évaluations
Le Banquet
par Platon
Seven Athenians compete to define love. Socrates enters and shows it's a hunger for what you lack.
4.09
91 000+
Le Banquet Résumé
Le Banquet
Seven Athenians compete to define love. Socrates enters and shows it's a hunger for what you lack.
par Platon 90 pages
4.09
91 000+ évaluations
Timée
par Platon
A living cosmos, a craftsman god, time as forever's copy, Atlantis the proof of power's fall.
3.85
3 000+
Timée Résumé
Timée
A living cosmos, a craftsman god, time as forever's copy, Atlantis the proof of power's fall.
par Platon 112 pages
3.85
3 000+ évaluations
Pensées pour moi-même
par Marc Aurèle
A Roman emperor's private notebook became philosophy's most practical guide to staying steady.
4.24
500+
Pensées pour moi-même Résumé
Pensées pour moi-même
A Roman emperor's private notebook became philosophy's most practical guide to staying steady.
par Marc Aurèle 208 pages
4.24
500+ évaluations
La Métaphysique
par Aristote
What is being? Aristotle’s inquiry into the first causes and architecture of reality itself.
4.07
18 000+
La Métaphysique Résumé
La Métaphysique
What is being? Aristotle’s inquiry into the first causes and architecture of reality itself.
par Aristote 365 pages
4.07
18 000+ évaluations
Rhétorique
par Aristote
Persuasion isn't one thing. It's three, and mixing them up loses the audience every time.
3.87
6 000+
Rhétorique Résumé
Rhétorique
Persuasion isn't one thing. It's three, and mixing them up loses the audience every time.
par Aristote 292 pages
3.87
6 000+ évaluations
Persian Fire
par Tom Holland • 2005
An ancient clash of civilizations: how a tiny Greece stopped a superpower, and invented the West.
4.17
11 000+
Persian Fire Résumé
Persian Fire
An ancient clash of civilizations: how a tiny Greece stopped a superpower, and invented the West.
par Tom Holland 2005 447 pages
4.17
11 000+ évaluations
On Sparta
par Plutarch
Lycurgus designed a state that produced fearless soldiers. Wealth broke it faster than any enemy.
4.12
2 000+
On Sparta Résumé
On Sparta
Lycurgus designed a state that produced fearless soldiers. Wealth broke it faster than any enemy.
par Plutarch 260 pages
4.12
2 000+ évaluations
L'Art du bonheur
par Épicure
The father of hedonism lived on bread and water. His definition of pleasure will change yours.
3.80
6 000+
L'Art du bonheur Résumé
L'Art du bonheur
The father of hedonism lived on bread and water. His definition of pleasure will change yours.
par Épicure 266 pages
3.80
6 000+ évaluations
Entretiens et Manuel
par Épictète
Your peace hinges on one distinction: what is yours to control and what is not.
4.40
12 000+
Entretiens et Manuel Résumé
Entretiens et Manuel
Your peace hinges on one distinction: what is yours to control and what is not.
par Épictète 276 pages
4.40
12 000+ évaluations
On the Good Life
par Marcus Tullius Cicero
Happiness needs no wealth, power, or fame: a Roman philosopher's case that virtue alone suffices.
4.00
2 000+
On the Good Life Résumé
On the Good Life
Happiness needs no wealth, power, or fame: a Roman philosopher's case that virtue alone suffices.
par Marcus Tullius Cicero 384 pages
4.00
2 000+ évaluations
L'Anabase
par Xénophon
An army of 10,000 Greeks, betrayed and stranded in Persia, must fight its way home.
4.11
10 000+
L'Anabase Résumé
L'Anabase
An army of 10,000 Greeks, betrayed and stranded in Persia, must fight its way home.
par Xénophon 375 pages
4.11
10 000+ évaluations
Ancient Philosophy
par Julia Annas • 2001
Why ancient ideas about happiness, knowledge, and nature still challenge our modern assumptions.
3.64
500+
Ancient Philosophy Résumé
Ancient Philosophy
Why ancient ideas about happiness, knowledge, and nature still challenge our modern assumptions.
par Julia Annas 2001 133 pages
3.64
500+ évaluations
Sasanian Persia
par Touraj Daryaee • 2007
Rome's greatest rival invented an Iranian identity that outlived the empire itself.
3.84
180
Sasanian Persia Résumé
Sasanian Persia
Rome's greatest rival invented an Iranian identity that outlived the empire itself.
par Touraj Daryaee 2007 256 pages
3.84
180 évaluations
Carmide
par Plato
What is temperance? The pursuit leads Socrates to ask whether knowledge can study only itself.
3.53
1 000+
Carmide Résumé
Carmide
What is temperance? The pursuit leads Socrates to ask whether knowledge can study only itself.
par Plato
3.53
1 000+ évaluations
The Campaigns of Alexander
par Arrian
How Alexander conquered the Persian Empire and was conquered by his own ambition.
4.17
5 000+
The Campaigns of Alexander Résumé
The Campaigns of Alexander
How Alexander conquered the Persian Empire and was conquered by his own ambition.
par Arrian 430 pages
4.17
5 000+ évaluations
Early Socratic Dialogues
par Plato
Virtue is knowledge, wickedness is ignorance, and Socrates proved that no one in Athens had either.
4.05
417
Early Socratic Dialogues Résumé
Early Socratic Dialogues
Virtue is knowledge, wickedness is ignorance, and Socrates proved that no one in Athens had either.
par Plato 399 pages
4.05
417 évaluations
Ancient Greece
par Thomas R. Martin • 1992
A journey from the Minoans to Alexander, explaining how Greece shaped the Western world.
3.98
2 000+
Ancient Greece Résumé
Ancient Greece
A journey from the Minoans to Alexander, explaining how Greece shaped the Western world.
par Thomas R. Martin 1992 254 pages
3.98
2 000+ évaluations
Prometheus Bound
par Aeschylus • 1990
Chained for giving fire to mortals, a Titan holds the secret that could overthrow Zeus.
3.94
22 000+
Prometheus Bound Résumé
Prometheus Bound
Chained for giving fire to mortals, a Titan holds the secret that could overthrow Zeus.
par Aeschylus 1990 144 pages
3.94
22 000+ évaluations
A History of India, Vol. 1
par Romila Thapar • 1990
How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.
3.63
2 000+
A History of India, Vol. 1 Résumé
A History of India, Vol. 1
How a 1999 sci-fi film exposed the simulation we were already living in.
par Romila Thapar 1990 384 pages
3.63
2 000+ évaluations
The Persian Empire
par John W.I. Lee • 2012
Greek histories painted Persia as despotism. The empire's own record tells a different story.
4.10
500+
The Persian Empire Résumé
The Persian Empire
Greek histories painted Persia as despotism. The empire's own record tells a different story.
par John W.I. Lee 2012
4.10
500+ évaluations
The Assyrian
par Nicholas Guild • 1987
Half-Greek in Assyria's court, a prince navigates omens, war, and a brother's deadly envy.
4.26
1 000+
The Assyrian Résumé
The Assyrian
Half-Greek in Assyria's court, a prince navigates omens, war, and a brother's deadly envy.
par Nicholas Guild 1987 552 pages
4.26
1 000+ évaluations
The Annals/The Histories
par Tacitus • 2003
Four emperors in one year, a city in flames, and a historian who watched it all.
4.03
375
The Annals/The Histories Résumé
The Annals/The Histories
Four emperors in one year, a city in flames, and a historian who watched it all.
par Tacitus 2003 640 pages
4.03
375 évaluations
1177 B.C.
par Eric H. Cline • 2014
The Bronze Age had trade routes and diplomacy. A cascade of disasters brought it down.
3.74
13 000+
1177 B.C. Résumé
1177 B.C.
The Bronze Age had trade routes and diplomacy. A cascade of disasters brought it down.
par Eric H. Cline 2014 264 pages
3.74
13 000+ évaluations
Musonius Rufus
par Musonius Rufus
Why farmers make better philosophers than professors, and women need philosophy as much as men.
4.08
500+
Musonius Rufus Résumé
Musonius Rufus
Why farmers make better philosophers than professors, and women need philosophy as much as men.
par Musonius Rufus 102 pages
4.08
500+ évaluations
The Trojan Women
par Euripides • 2006
Hektor's last hope arrives too late: a Thracian king whom Athena has already marked for death.
3.89
13 000+
The Trojan Women Résumé
The Trojan Women
Hektor's last hope arrives too late: a Thracian king whom Athena has already marked for death.
par Euripides 2006 80 pages
3.89
13 000+ évaluations
Conversations of Socrates
par Xenophon
The Socrates who masters desire, runs a household, and believes the gods care about virtue
4.04
3 000+
Conversations of Socrates Résumé
Conversations of Socrates
The Socrates who masters desire, runs a household, and believes the gods care about virtue
par Xenophon 366 pages
4.04
3 000+ évaluations
درباره اورستیا
par Simon Goldhill • 1992
Why the charter myth of Western theatre is far more unsettling than its torchlit finale admits.
3.98
63
درباره اورستیا Résumé
درباره اورستیا
Why the charter myth of Western theatre is far more unsettling than its torchlit finale admits.
par Simon Goldhill 1992 156 pages
3.98
63 évaluations
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings
par Amanda H. Podany • 2022
Before empires had kings, they had barley counters and scribes. Their ledgers are our history.
4.39
500+
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings Résumé
Weavers, Scribes, and Kings
Before empires had kings, they had barley counters and scribes. Their ledgers are our history.
par Amanda H. Podany 2022 662 pages
4.39
500+ évaluations
The Spartans
par Paul Cartledge • 2002
The 300 Spartans died to preserve a system of mass enslavement; heroism and horror were one.
3.78
3 000+
The Spartans Résumé
The Spartans
The 300 Spartans died to preserve a system of mass enslavement; heroism and horror were one.
par Paul Cartledge 2002 320 pages
3.78
3 000+ évaluations
The Rise of Rome
par Kathryn Lomas • 2017
Rome was a backwater. It won Italy through flexible citizenship, not just legions.
3.99
288
The Rise of Rome Résumé
The Rise of Rome
Rome was a backwater. It won Italy through flexible citizenship, not just legions.
par Kathryn Lomas 2017 432 pages
3.99
288 évaluations
Thermopylae
par Paul Cartledge • 2006
The Persian Empire seemed unstoppable. 300 Spartans proved otherwise; their defeat saved Greece.
3.79
1 000+
Thermopylae Résumé
Thermopylae
The Persian Empire seemed unstoppable. 300 Spartans proved otherwise; their defeat saved Greece.
par Paul Cartledge 2006 313 pages
3.79
1 000+ évaluations
In Search of the Phoenicians
par Josephine Quinn • 2017
The Phoenicians never called themselves that; Greeks, Romans, and modern nations invented them.
3.67
150
In Search of the Phoenicians Résumé
In Search of the Phoenicians
The Phoenicians never called themselves that; Greeks, Romans, and modern nations invented them.
par Josephine Quinn 2017 360 pages
3.67
150 évaluations
Electra
par Euripides
A princess in a peasant's hut awaits her brother's return to avenge their murdered father.
3.95
8 000+
Electra Résumé
Electra
A princess in a peasant's hut awaits her brother's return to avenge their murdered father.
par Euripides 112 pages
3.95
8 000+ évaluations
Ancient Worlds
par Michael Scott • 2016
Democracy, republic, and Confucianism were born in the same century. None by design.
3.77
500+
Ancient Worlds Résumé
Ancient Worlds
Democracy, republic, and Confucianism were born in the same century. None by design.
par Michael Scott 2016 402 pages
3.77
500+ évaluations
The Ancient Near East
par Amanda H. Podany • 2013
How a forgotten region gave us cities, writing, and the first empires, in a single short volume.
3.89
500+
The Ancient Near East Résumé
The Ancient Near East
How a forgotten region gave us cities, writing, and the first empires, in a single short volume.
par Amanda H. Podany 2013 168 pages
3.89
500+ évaluations
The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece
par Josiah Ober • 2015
A thousand rival city-states, not empire, produced classical Greece's unprecedented prosperity.
3.94
308
The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece Résumé
The Rise and Fall of Classical Greece
A thousand rival city-states, not empire, produced classical Greece's unprecedented prosperity.
par Josiah Ober 2015 416 pages
3.94
308 évaluations
The Plague of War
par Jennifer T. Roberts • 2017
Athens and Sparta destroyed each other in a war neither wanted. The only winner was Macedon.
3.94
179
The Plague of War Résumé
The Plague of War
Athens and Sparta destroyed each other in a war neither wanted. The only winner was Macedon.
par Jennifer T. Roberts 2017 416 pages
3.94
179 évaluations
Plutarch's Lives
par Plutarch
Plutarch's method: put Greek beside Roman, compare their virtues, let character judge history.
4.10
6 000+
Plutarch's Lives Résumé
Plutarch's Lives
Plutarch's method: put Greek beside Roman, compare their virtues, let character judge history.
par Plutarch 766 pages
4.10
6 000+ évaluations
From Democrats to Kings
par Michael Scott • 2009
How a brutal, forgotten century of war turned democracies into kingdoms and gave us Alexander.
3.83
249
From Democrats to Kings Résumé
From Democrats to Kings
How a brutal, forgotten century of war turned democracies into kingdoms and gave us Alexander.
par Michael Scott 2009 294 pages
3.83
249 évaluations
The Children of Athena. Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome
par Charles Freeman • 2023
Rome ruled, but Greek thinkers kept advancing philosophy, science, and medicine for 500 years.
3.98
82
The Children of Athena. Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome Résumé
The Children of Athena. Greek Intellectuals in the Age of Rome
Rome ruled, but Greek thinkers kept advancing philosophy, science, and medicine for 500 years.
par Charles Freeman 2023 400 pages
3.98
82 évaluations
Platon
par Platon
Jesus didn't exist. Early Christians worshiped a heavenly myth; the Gospels are Hebrew rewrites.
4.38
12 000+
Platon Résumé
Platon
Jesus didn't exist. Early Christians worshiped a heavenly myth; the Gospels are Hebrew rewrites.
par Platon 1848 pages
4.38
12 000+ évaluations
Plutarch's Lives
par Plutarch • 2015
Greek meets Roman: paired biographies that map the character traits behind every rise and fall.
4.19
3 000+
Plutarch's Lives Résumé
Plutarch's Lives
Greek meets Roman: paired biographies that map the character traits behind every rise and fall.
par Plutarch 2015 706 pages
4.19
3 000+ évaluations
The History of the Ancient World
par Susan Wise Bauer • 2007
The recurring patterns that built and then quietly destroyed ancient civs from Sumer to Rome.
4.11
6 000+
The History of the Ancient World Résumé
The History of the Ancient World
The recurring patterns that built and then quietly destroyed ancient civs from Sumer to Rome.
par Susan Wise Bauer 2007 896 pages
4.11
6 000+ évaluations
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