Philosophy Through Its Past PIE Books Mary Beard narrates the history

Mary Beard narrates the history of Rome "with passion and without technical jargon" and demonstrates how "a slightly shabby Iron Age village" rose to become the "undisputed hegemon of the Mediterranean" (Wall Street Journal)

this engagingly written

In  Disunited Nations

and the family fell into debt

avoid getting posted to the Front and work out how he can free Part Four of the Will

Philosophy Through Its Past PIE Books Mary Beard narrates the historyFrom Gregory Vlastos on 'Plato: The Individual as an Object of Love, to Arthur Danto on 'Sartre: Shame, or, The Problem of Other Minds', this book explores the central concerns of the past masters of philosophy. It extends across a whole spectrum of approaches: some essays lean towards the historical, seeking truth as much as possible in the thought of the great master, while others are more inclined to suppose that philosophy advances, so that