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The definitive annotated translation of Marcus Aurelius's Meditations Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121-180 CE) was the sixteenth emperor of Rome -- and by far the most powerful man in the world. Yet he was also an intensely private person, with a rich interior life and one of the wisest minds of his generation. He collected his thoughts in notebooks, gems that have come to be called his Meditations. Never intended for publication, the work has proved an inexhaustible source of wisdom and one of the most important Stoic texts of all time. In often passionate language, the entries range from...

Esta obra de Suetonio ocupa un lugar privilegiado entre las fuentes indispensables para aprender sobre el Imperio romano, pues en ella se recogen las biografías de los doce primeros Césares. Cayo Suetonio Tranquilo aparece como el creador de una concepción biográfica nueva, ya que lo que le más le interesa y preocupa es la crónica de la vida privada de estos dirigentes, expuesta con la mayor variedad posible de noticias. Vidas de los doce Césares (De vita Caesaru) abarca desde Julio César hasta Domiciano y comenzó a ser escrita al poco tiempo de que Suetonio fuera expulsado de la...

Montserrat Roig Francitorra (1946-1991) fue una escritora catalana de proyección internacional. Pilar Aymerich, Josep M. Benet i Jornet, Joaquim Sempere-Carreras son algunos de los personajes que acompañan a Montserrat Roig (otros, hoy ya...

As thousands of other Latin Americans, the Marin family immigrated to the US in search of a better life. With no knowledge of the English language, no scholarships or other benefits, Rosario braved her way through our competitive society. Her life story, set amidst some truly tragic events, is a statement to a life of perseverance, commitment, trust, and love. It is also a testimony that proves that the only real boundaries are those we impose on ourselves. It is a fount of inspiration for all of us who encounter adversity every day of our lives.