This volume deals with books II and III of the On the Doctrines of Hippocrates and Plato by the medical scientist and philosopher Galen of Pergamum (129-C.210 C.E.). In these books Galen offers an ext
The works of Chrisippus of Soli (c.280-204 BCE), considered to be one of the most important of the Stoics, were all lost after the closing of the Stoic schools. Among the works was On Affections , a
A prisoner from the conquest of his hometown, Commagene, Mara wrote to his son from a Roman jail complaining of Roman imperialism but seeking solace should he be executed. His letter survives only in
