SDmtwi@-------- wrote:
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> From: SDmtwi@--------
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> > The first step for someone like me who is new to Nova Roma, is to read Roman
> > authors who subscribed to these philosophies. A few titles would be greatly
> > appreciated.
>
> Salve,
>
> For stoicism at least, I'd strongly recommend reading Epictetes and
> Marcus Aurelius Antoninus. The more important works of these authors (along
> with a huge colleciton of other classical writings) can be found on-line at
> the Internet Classics Archive. I don't remember the URL offhand, but any
> search engine will get you there with ease.
And for Epicureanism, check out Lucretius' De Rerum Natura
It's not only a wonderful example of didactic poetry, but
also the only pristine source in Latin for the Epicureans'
doctrines.
One must keep the broad picture in mind whilst he reads it,
since the details of atomic theory have become *much* more
clearly defined nowadays. It's still very good despite our
advances in scientific theory.
Nathan Hicks
Cnaeus Aelius Rusticus
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