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Death was a bummer. Well, not for Akal. A death on Earth only meant
a birth into the multiverse. It did for him, anyway. Just when he
thought he was checking out and taking his last breath, he was
standing... on an island. In space. With a pretty tree and bench on
it. There was a little breeze, too. But, where was it coming from?
Countless star systems, galaxies and universes stood before Akal
but their numbers couldn't rival the amount of questions he had. He
knew all the answers were out there somewhere, but they wouldn't do
him any good if he didn't know where to start. Slowly but surely,
through tribulations across a myriad of experiences, Akal starts to
piece together what had happened to him, as well as his wife. His
one true love across all of existence. Before long, Akal was
dodging gunfire from the United States Army in 1877, sailing and
fighting in space millennia later, and dodging the razor-sharp
wings of assassins high in the skies of Kestrellia. The quests
seemed unending but were absolutely necessary in the name of
getting information. He dared someone to stop him. As insignificant
as any single creature may be within the context of the multiverse,
Akal eventually discovers how that margin can be narrowed by a
single act. How he and others like him live their lives may show us
how to more thoroughly live our one. Souls of Astraeus is a
distinct and engaging science fiction and fantasy adventure that
redefines the role of the hero and the hero's motives, without
cynicism or naivete. Souls of Astraeus shows us that knowledge and
love can be attained by everyone without having to sell their
souls.
This is the first book in English to take Cicero's forensic
speeches seriously as acts of advocacy, i.e. as designed to ensure
that the person he represents is acquitted or that the person he is
prosecuting is found guilty. It seeks to set the speeches within
the context of the court system of the Late Roman Republic and to
explore in detail the strategies available to Roman advocates to
win the votes of jurors. The volume comprises a substantial
introduction, fourteen chapters by prominent Ciceronian scholars in
Britain, North America, and Germany, and a final chapter by a
current British Appeal Court judge who comments on Cicero's
techniques from the point of view of a modern advocate. The
introduction deals with issues concerning the general nature of
advocacy, the Roman court system as compared with other ancient and
modern systems, the Roman "profession" of advocacy and its
etiquette, the place of advocacy in Cicero's career, the ancient
theory of rhetoric and argument as applied to courtroom advocacy,
and the relationship between the published texts of the speeches as
we have them and the speeches actually delivered in court. The
first eight chapters discuss general themes: legal procedure in
Cicero's time, Cicero's Italian clients, Cicero's methods of
setting out or alluding to the facts of a case, his use of legal
arguments, arguments from character, invective, self-reference, and
emotional appeal, the last of these especially in the concluding
sections of his speeches. Chapters 9-14 examine a range of
particular speeches as case studies--In Verrem II.1 (from Cicero's
only major extant prosecution case), Pro Archia, De Domo Sua, Pro
Caecina, Pro Cluentio, Pro Ligario. These speeches cover the period
of the height of Cicero's career, from 70 BC, when Cicero became
acknowledged as the leading Roman advocate, to 49 BC when Caesar's
dictatorship required Cicero to adapt his well-tried forensic
techniques to drastically new circumstances, and they contain
arguments on a wide range of subject-matter, including provincial
maladministration, usurpation of citizenship rights, violent
dispossession, the religious law relating to the consecration of
property, poisoning, bribery, and political offences. Other
speeches, including all the better-known ones, are used as
illustrative examples in the introduction and in the more general
chapters. An appendix lists all Cicero's known appearances as an
advocate.
The relationship between the author and his audience has received
much critical attention from scholars in non-classical disciplines
yet the nature of much ancient literature and of its 'publication'
meant that audiences in ancient times were more immediate to their
authors than in the modern world. This book contains essays by
distinguished scholars on the various means by which Latin authors
communicated effectively with their audiences. The authors and
works covered are Cicero, Catullus, Lucretius, Propertius, Horace's
Odes, Virgil's Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Senecan tragedy,
Persius, Pliny's letters, Tacitus' Annals and medieval love lyric.
Contributors have provided detailed analyses of particular passages
in order to throw light on the many different ways in which authors
catered for their audiences by fulfilling, manipulating and
thwarting their expectations; and in an epilogue the editors have
drawn together the issues raised by these contributions and have
attempted to place them in an appropriate critical context.
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`However one defines Man, the same definition applies to us all.
This is sufficient proof that there is no essential difference
within mankind.' (Laws l.29-30) Cicero's The Republic is an
impassioned plea for responsible governement written just before
the civil war that ended the Roman Republic in a dialogue following
Plato. Drawing on Greek political theory, the work embodies the
mature reflections of a Roman ex-consul on the nature of political
organization, on justice in society, and on the qualities needed in
a statesman. Its sequel, The Laws, expounds the influential
doctrine of Natural Law, which applies to all mankind, and sets out
an ideal code for a reformed Roman Republic, already half in the
realm of utopia. This is the first complete English translation of
both works for over sixty years and features a lucid Introduction,
a Table of Dates, notes on the Roman constitution, and an Index of
Names. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics
has made available the widest range of literature from around the
globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to
scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of
other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading
authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date
bibliographies for further study, and much more.
In 2018, the VII Foundation asked more than a dozen renowned
reporters and photojournalists to revisit countries with which they
had become achingly familiar during times of brutal conflict. The
task was to see peace through the prism of their journalistic
experience; to survey familiar towns and villages; to reconnect
with women, men, soldiers, civilians, statesmen, and students who
had survived the conflict or grown up in the postwar society; to
discover what the lived experience of “peace” feels like. To
augment this reportage, the VII Foundation sought input from
academics and peacemakers. And they invited citizens of those
countries to give their very personal narratives, in their own
voices. Hard edges were not softened nor unpalatable impressions
deleted. They wanted to show the truth as seen and experienced by
those that lived and those that reported on seemingly intractable
civil wars in Bosnia and Herzegovina Cambodia, Colombia, Lebanon,
Northern Ireland, and Rwanda. The result is Imagine: Reflections on
Peace - a curation of searing images and trenchant essays that show
both micro and macro views of peace, with its uneven degrees of
economic success, political stability, and social harmony. In this
stunning collection, worldrenown journalists and authors take us
into societies that have suffered searing conflict - and survived.
Photographic essays make the stakes during war and peace grippingly
palpable. Compelling backstories about negotiations, tales of
survival, and accounts of the search for inner peace make the big
picture personal. Imagine offers a rare glimpse into the
unvarnished story of peace, a window into what it takes for
societies and individuals to move forward after unspeakable
brutality.
Since ancient times, humans have been engaged in a continual quest
to find meaning in and make sense of sights and events in the night
sky. Cultures spread around the world recorded their earliest
efforts in artwork made directly on the natural landscapes around
them, and from there they developed more and more sophisticated
techniques for observing and documenting astronomy. This book
brings readers on an astronomical journey through the ages,
offering a history of how our species has recorded and interpreted
the night sky over time. From cave art to parchment scribe to
modern X-ray mapping of the sky, it chronicles the ever-quickening
development of tools that informed and at times entirely toppled
our understanding of the natural world. Our documentation and
recording techniques formed the bedrock for increasingly complex
forays into astronomy and celestial mechanics, which are addressed
within these chapters. Additionally, the book explores how nature
itself has recorded the skies in its own way, which can be
unraveled through ongoing geological and archaeological studies.
This tale of human discovery and ingenuity over the ages will
appeal to anybody interested in the field of astronomy and its rich
cultural history.
The universe contains many unusual sights and sounds, most of which
are either very difficult to witness or simply go unnoticed. With
the right tools, time, and location, some of the often talked about
but seldom seen and heard gems in our skies can finally be
observed. This book introduces readers to the rare and ephemeral
happenings above our heads. It offers a crash course in
astronomical history, detailing the observations, assumptions, and
inventions of different cultures over time as they turned their
studies to the stars. Using this as a baseline to redefine truly
"rare" occurrences, Jonathan Powell then provides modern-day
astronomers at all levels with pointers for what they can witness
and when. From phenomena as old and far-off as a supernova
witnessed a thousand years ago, and as recent and nearby as
Sputnik's famous beeping, this book covers everything that one must
know to see, hear, and appreciate the astronomical events happening
around us.
Illustrating each of Machiavelli's maxims with a description of
events that occurred during Tony Blair's time as prime minister,
Blair's former close adviser gives a devastating, frank, and
insightful analysis of how power is wielded in the modern world In
a 21st-century reworking of Niccolo Machiavelli's influential
masterpiece, Jonathan Powell argues that the Italian philosopher is
misunderstood, and explains how the lessons derived from his
experience as an official in 15th-century Florence can still apply
today. Drawing on his own unpublished diaries during his time as
Blair's chief of staff, Powell gives a frank account of the
intimate details of the internal political struggles, including the
failure to join the Euro or hold a referendum on the European
constitution; the wars in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kosovo; the peace
negotiations in Northern Ireland; and the relations with Clinton,
Bush, and Chirac. Short, stark, and clear--much like" The
Prince"--this gripping account of life inside "the bunker" of
Number 10 draws lessons from those experiences, not just for
political leaders but for anyone who has access to the levers of
power.
Death was a bummer. Well, not for Akal. A death on Earth only meant
a birth into the multiverse. It did for him, anyway. Just when he
thought he was checking out and taking his last breath, he was
standing... on an island. In space. With a pretty tree and bench on
it. There was a little breeze, too. But, where was it coming from?
Countless star systems, galaxies and universes stood before Akal
but their numbers couldn't rival the amount of questions he had. He
knew all the answers were out there somewhere, but they wouldn't do
him any good if he didn't know where to start. Slowly but surely,
through tribulations across a myriad of experiences, Akal starts to
piece together what had happened to him, as well as his wife. His
one true love across all of existence. His wife's fate was just the
tip of an iceberg of multiversal manipulation and deranged hate for
the weak and vulnerable. Akal's wife was not weak, but she was
definitely vulnerable. Akal seethed and seeped with regret at his
inaction before his transformation, but never strayed too far from
his personal goal of making up for it. There had been a dark and
grotesque exploitation of people going on since time seemingly
began, and Akal planned to stop it. Before long, Akal was dodging
gunfire from the United States Army in 1877, sailing and fighting
in space millennia later, and dodging the razor-sharp wings of
assassins high in the skies of Kestrellia. The quests seemed
unending but were absolutely necessary in the name of getting
information. He dared someone to stop him. Akal is quickly humbled,
however. He is humbled numerous times in countless physical and
emotional ways by friends and by the multiverse. Only when he
learns that the power of patience and joy of learning outweigh any
abilities or powers, does he start to reap the rewards of true
strength and understanding. As insignificant as any single creature
may be within the context of the multiverse, Akal eventually
discovers how that margin can be narrowed by a single act. How he
and others like him live their lives may show us how to more
thoroughly live our one. Souls of Astraeus is a distinct and
engaging science fiction and fantasy adventure that redefines the
role of the hero and the hero's motives, without cynicism or
naivete. Souls of Astraeus shows us that knowledge and love can be
attained by everyone without having to sell their souls.
This is the first book in English to take Cicero's forensic
speeches seriously as acts of advocacy, i.e. as designed to ensure
that the person he represents is acquitted or that the person he is
prosecuting is found guilty. It seeks to set the speeches within
the context of the court system of the Late Roman Republic and to
explore in detail the strategies available to Roman advocates to
win the votes of jurors. The volume comprises a substantial
introduction, fourteen chapters by prominent Ciceronian scholars in
Britain, North America, and Germany, and a final chapter by a
current British Appeal Court judge who comments on Cicero's
techniques from the point of view of a modern advocate. The
introduction deals with issues concerning the general nature of
advocacy, the Roman court system as compared with other ancient and
modern systems, the Roman "profession" of advocacy and its
etiquette, the place of advocacy in Cicero's career, the ancient
theory of rhetoric and argument as applied to courtroom advocacy,
and the relationship between the published texts of the speeches as
we have them and the speeches actually delivered in court. The
first eight chapters discuss general themes: legal procedure in
Cicero's time, Cicero's Italian clients, Cicero's methods of
setting out or alluding to the facts of a case, his use of legal
arguments, arguments from character, invective, self-reference, and
emotional appeal, the last of these especially in the concluding
sections of his speeches. Chapters 9-14 examine a range of
particular speeches as case studies--In Verrem II.1 (from Cicero's
only major extant prosecution case), Pro Archia, De Domo Sua, Pro
Caecina, Pro Cluentio, Pro Ligario. Thesespeeches cover the period
of the height of Cicero's career, from 70 BC, when Cicero became
acknowledged as the leading Roman advocate, to 49 BC when Caesar's
dictatorship required Cicero to adapt his well-tried forensic
techniques to drastically new circumstances, and they contain
arguments on a wide range of subject-matter, including provincial
maladministration, usurpation of citizenship rights, violent
dispossession, the religious law relating to the consecration of
property, poisoning, bribery, and political offences. Other
speeches, including all the better-known ones, are used as
illustrative examples in the introduction and in the more general
chapters. An appendix lists all Cicero's known appearances as an
advocate.
Making peace in Northern Ireland was the greatest success of the
Blair government, and one of the greatest achievements in British
politics since the Second World War. In Jonathan Powell's masterly
account we learn just how close the talks leading to the Good
Friday agreement came to collapse and how the parties finally
reached a deal. Pithy, outspoken and precise, Powell, Tony Blair's
chief of staff and chief negotiator, gives us that rarest of
things, a true insider's account of politics at the highest level.
He demonstrates how the events in Northern Ireland have valuable
lessons for those seeking to end conflict in other parts of the
world and shows us how the process of making peace is sometimes
messy and often blackly comic.
The relationship between the author and his audience has received
much critical attention from scholars in non-classical disciplines
yet the nature of much ancient literature and of its 'publication'
meant that audiences in ancient times were more immediate to their
authors than in the modern world. This book contains essays by
distinguished scholars on the various means by which Latin authors
communicated effectively with their audiences. The authors and
works covered are Cicero, Catullus, Lucretius, Propertius, Horace's
Odes, Virgil's Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses, Senecan tragedy,
Persius, Pliny's letters, Tacitus' Annals and medieval love lyric.
Contributors have provided detailed analyses of particular passages
in order to throw light on the many different ways in which authors
catered for their audiences by fulfilling, manipulating and
thwarting their expectations; and in an epilogue the editors have
drawn together the issues raised by these contributions and have
attempted to place them in an appropriate critical context.
Cicero may be best known as a politician, but he was also one of the few significant Roman writers of philosophy. This book presents a new and exciting selection of current scholarly work on this neglected side of him, establishing Cicero firmly on the agenda as a serious philosophical.
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