The Greatest Works of Roman Classical Literature (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Epic, Satire, History, Philosophy, and Rhetoric from the Latin Classical CanonBy Lucius Annaeus Seneca, Julius Caesar, Boethius, Horace, Plutarch, Apuleius, Virgil, Persius, Terence, Ammianus Marcellinus, Sallust, Juvenal, Lucan, Suetonius, Tibullus, Tacitus, Petronius, Cornelius Nepos, Lucretius, Martial, Catullus, Cicero, Claudian, Pliny the Younger, Saint Augustine of Hippo, Plautus, Ennius, The Metamorphoses, Augustus, Quintilian
Length331h 59m
About this audiobook
The Greatest Works of Roman Classical Literature gathers the commanding genres of Latin antiquity: epic, satire, comedy, biography, historiography, philosophical dialogue, lyric, elegy, rhetoric, and moral reflection. From the grandeur of the Aeneid and the transformations of The Metamorphoses to the razor-edged wit of Roman satire and the intimate art of love elegy, the collection traces a civilization thinking through power, virtue, empire, mortality, pleasure, and language itself. Its contributors span the Republic, the Augustan age, the High Empire, and late antiquity, bringing together statesmen, soldiers, poets, historians, philosophers, teachers, and Christian intellectuals. Cicero, Caesar, Virgil, Horace, Tacitus, Juvenal, Augustine, Boethius, and their peers illuminate the shifting ideals of Romanitas, from republican civic duty to imperial cosmopolitanism and spiritual introspection. Their varied voices reveal how Roman literature absorbed Greek inheritance while forging enduring models of eloquence, political analysis, and ethical inquiry. This volume is ideal for readers seeking a concentrated encounter with the foundations of Western literary and historical imagination. It offers not a single Roman viewpoint, but a polyphonic archive of ambition, skepticism, devotion, artistry, and critique. Students, scholars, and general readers alike will find in it an invaluable gateway to the conversations that shaped classical culture and continue to animate modern thought.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- An Introduction draws the threads together, discussing why these diverse authors and texts belong in one collection.
- Historical Context explores the cultural and intellectual currents that shaped these works, offering insight into the shared (or contrasting) eras that influenced each writer.
- A combined Synopsis (Selection) briefly outlines the key plots or arguments of the included pieces, helping readers grasp the anthology's overall scope without giving away essential twists.
- A collective Analysis highlights common themes, stylistic variations, and significant crossovers in tone and technique, tying together writers from different backgrounds.
- Reflection questions encourage readers to compare the different voices and perspectives within the collection, fostering a richer understanding of the overarching conversation.
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GenreLiterary Classics
Length331 hrs 59 mins
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Publish dateDec 11, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Introduction
94Satyricon (pt. 1)
2Yale Classics – Roman Classical Literature
95Satyricon (pt. 2)
3The Life and Work of Plautus
96Satyricon (pt. 3)
4Aulularia (pt. 1)
97Satyricon (pt. 4)
5Aulularia (pt. 2)
98The Life and Work of Martial
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6Amphitryon (pt. 1)
99Epigrams (pt. 1)
7Amphitryon (pt. 2)
100Epigrams (pt. 2)
8The Life and Work of Terence
101Epigrams (pt. 3)
9Adelphoe
102Epigrams (pt. 4)
10The Life and Work of Ennius
103Epigrams (pt. 5)
11Annales
104Epigrams (pt. 6)
12The Life and Work of Catullus
105The Life and Work of Pliny the Younger
13Poems and Fragments (pt. 1)
106Letters (pt. 1)
14Poems and Fragments (pt. 2)
107Letters (pt. 2)
15The Life and Work of Lucretius
108Letters (pt. 3)
16On the Nature of Things (pt. 1)
109Letters (pt. 4)
17On the Nature of Things (pt. 2)
110The Life and Work of Tacitus
18On the Nature of Things (pt. 3)
111The Annals (pt. 1)
19On the Nature of Things (pt. 4)
112The Annals (pt. 2)
20The Life and Work of Julius Caesar
113The Annals (pt. 3)
21The Civil War (pt. 1)
114The Annals (pt. 4)
22The Civil War (pt. 2)
115The Annals (pt. 5)
23The Civil War (pt. 3)
116The Annals (pt. 6)
24The Life and Work of Sallust
117The Annals (pt. 7)
25History of Catiline’s Conspiracy
118The Life and Work of Quintilian
26The Life and Work of Cicero
119Institutio Oratoria (pt. 1)
27De Oratore (pt. 1)
120Institutio Oratoria (pt. 2)
28De Oratore (pt. 2)
121Institutio Oratoria (pt. 3)
29De Oratore (pt. 3)
122Institutio Oratoria (pt. 4)
30De Oratore (pt. 4)
123Institutio Oratoria (pt. 5)
31De Oratore (pt. 5)
124Institutio Oratoria (pt. 6)
32Brutus (pt. 1)
125Institutio Oratoria (pt. 7)
33Brutus (pt. 2)
126Institutio Oratoria (pt. 8)
34Brutus (pt. 3)
127Institutio Oratoria (pt. 9)
35Brutus (pt. 4)
128Institutio Oratoria (pt. 10)
36The Life and Work of Horace
129Institutio Oratoria (pt. 11)
37The Odes (pt. 1)
130Institutio Oratoria (pt. 12)
38The Odes (pt. 2)
131Institutio Oratoria (pt. 13)
39The Epodes
132Institutio Oratoria (pt. 14)
40The Satires (pt. 1)
133Institutio Oratoria (pt. 15)
41The Satires (pt. 2)
134The Life and Work of Juvenal
42The Epistles
135Satires (pt. 1)
43The Art of Poetry
136Satires (pt. 2)
44The Life and Work of Virgil
137Satires (pt. 3)
45The Aeneid (pt. 1)
138Satires (pt. 4)
46The Aeneid (pt. 2)
139The Life and Work of Suetonius
47The Aeneid (pt. 3)
140The Twelve Caesars (pt. 1)
48The Aeneid (pt. 4)
141The Twelve Caesars (pt. 2)
49The Aeneid (pt. 5)
142The Twelve Caesars (pt. 3)
50The Georgics
143The Twelve Caesars (pt. 4)
51The Life and Work of Tibullus
144The Twelve Caesars (pt. 5)
52Elegies
145The Twelve Caesars (pt. 6)
53The Life and Work of Propertius
146The Life and Work of Apuleius
54Elegies (pt. 1)
147The Metamorphoses (pt. 1)
55Elegies (pt. 2)
148The Metamorphoses (pt. 2)
56The Life and Work of Cornelius Nepos
149The Metamorphoses (pt. 3)
57Lives of Eminent Commanders (pt. 1)
150The Metamorphoses (pt. 4)
58Lives of Eminent Commanders (pt. 2)
151The Life and Work of Ammianus Marcellinus
59Lives of Eminent Commanders (pt. 3)
152The Roman History (pt. 1)
60The Life and Work of Ovid
153The Roman History (pt. 2)
61The Metamorphoses (pt. 1)
154The Roman History (pt. 3)
62The Metamorphoses (pt. 2)
155The Roman History (pt. 4)
63The Metamorphoses (pt. 3)
156The Roman History (pt. 5)
64The Metamorphoses (pt. 4)
157The Roman History (pt. 6)
65The Metamorphoses (pt. 5)
158The Roman History (pt. 7)
66The Metamorphoses (pt. 6)
159The Roman History (pt. 8)
67The Metamorphoses (pt. 7)
160The Roman History (pt. 9)
68The Metamorphoses (pt. 8)
161The Roman History (pt. 10)
69The Metamorphoses (pt. 9)
162The Roman History (pt. 11)
70The Metamorphoses (pt. 10)
163The Life and Work of Saint Augustine of Hippo
71The Metamorphoses (pt. 11)
164The Confessions (pt. 1)
72The Metamorphoses (pt. 12)
165The Confessions (pt. 2)
73The Life and Work of Augustus
166The Confessions (pt. 3)
74The Life and Work of Seneca
167The Confessions (pt. 4)
75Moral Letters to Lucilius (pt. 1)
168The Confessions (pt. 5)
76Moral Letters to Lucilius (pt. 2)
169The Life and Work of Claudian
77Moral Letters to Lucilius (pt. 3)
170Against Eutropius
78Moral Letters to Lucilius (pt. 4)
171The Life and Work of Boethius
79Moral Letters to Lucilius (pt. 5)
172The Consolation of Philosophy (pt. 1)
80Moral Letters to Lucilius (pt. 6)
173The Consolation of Philosophy (pt. 2)
81Moral Letters to Lucilius (pt. 7)
174The Life and Work of Plutarch
82Moral Letters to Lucilius (pt. 8)
175The Rise and Fall of Roman Supremacy:
83Moral Letters to Lucilius (pt. 9)
176Romulus
84Moral Letters to Lucilius (pt. 10)
177Poplicola
85The Life and Work of Lucan
178Camillus
86On the Civil War (pt. 1)
179Marcus Cato
87On the Civil War (pt. 2)
180Lucullus
88On the Civil War (pt. 3)
181Fabius
89On the Civil War (pt. 4)
182Crassus
90The Life and Work of Persius
183Coriolanus
91Satires (Persius) (pt. 1)
184Cato the Younger (pt. 1)
92Satires (Persius) (pt. 2)
185Cato the Younger (pt. 2)
93The Life and Work of Petronius
186Cicero
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