Sculptures Marcus Aurelius (121-180 AD) Marcus Aurelius was a Roman Emperor from 161 to 180 AD. For the first 8 years of his rule he Plato and the Disaster of Democracy Athenian democracy came about around 550 BCE. At the time the system of government was designed to be a direct Ovid (43 BCE- AD 17) Ovid, know during his life as Publius Ovidius Naso, was a noted Roman poet who is often mentioned along with the likes Zeno of Citium and the rise of Stoicism Zeno of Citium was born around 332 BCE, some 10 years after the death of Aristotle. A quiet man who Aristotle (384-322 BCE) Branch: Epistemology Approach:Empiricism "Everything that depends on the action of nature is by nature as good as it can be"Aristotle Jason and the Quest for the Golden Fleece: The Colchis Days We’ve been writing for a while about one of the most famous myths of Ancient Greece, Jason and the Quest The Rise of Themistocles (Part 3) Click the links to read "The Rise of Themistocles" part 1 and part 2 By 480 BCE, the Athenian general The Rise of Themistocles (part 2) In a previous article we discussed one of Greece's most notable and successful general and statesman. It was none other The Rise of Themistocles (Part 1) While the Greco-Persian wars have remained a topic of sincere interest for those of us who study the ancients, it Classical Wisdom Standoff: Epistemology of Plato and Aristotle (part 2) If you recall, we discussed in an earlier essay the epistemology of Plato and his rather abstract notion of the « Previous 1 … 88 89 90 91 92 … 94 Next »