Böcker av Eckart Schutrumpf

Heraclides of Pontus hailed from the shores of the Black Sea

This tenth volume in the series Rutgers Studies in Classical Humanities includes a facing translation of the Greek and Latin texts, making the material accessible to readers who lack the ancient languages, and the accompanying essays introduce important issues beyond the scope of the text

Demetrius of Phalerum (c. 355-280BCE) of Phalerum was a philosopher-statesman. He studied in the Peripatos under Theophrastus and subsequently used his political influence to help his teacher acquire property for the Peripatetic school. As overseer of Athens, his governance was characterized by a decade of domestic peace

A study of Dicaearchus of Messana, a peripatetic philosopher who, like Theophrastus of Eresus, was a pupil of Aristotle. His interest in good and bad lifestyles found expression in works such as "On the Sacrifice at Ilium" and "On the Destruction of Human Beings".

Demetrius of Phalerum was a philosopher-statesman, he became the advisor of Ptolemy. He is said to have been in charge of legislation and he probably influenced the founding of the Museum and Library. This text reflects the growing interest in the Hellenistic period and their philosophical schools.