Books by Harold Mattingly
“Agricola is a tribute to his father-in-law and it’s really nice to have this family connection. A lot of ancient literature can oftentimes seem so distant and cold that it’s hard to see the human connection, but it’s strong in this book. In the introduction and especially in the conclusion you can feel the real bond that Tacitus must have felt with this person.” Read more...
The best books on Leadership: Lessons from the Ancients
Jeffrey Beneker, Classicist
Interviews where books by Harold Mattingly were recommended
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The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives
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Pericles of Athens
by Vincent Azoulay -
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Socrates in Love: The Making of a Philosopher
by Armand D'Angour -
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Nemesis: Alcibiades and the Fall of Athens
by David Stuttard -
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Agricola
by Harold Mattingly, James Rives & Tacitus -
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The Twelve Caesars
by Suetonius and Robert Graves (translator)
Biographies of Ancient Greeks and Romans
Biographies of Ancient Greeks and Romans
The art of biography has been a work in progress down the millennia. These days, leaders are no longer celebrated for the number of enemies killed in war, nor are we as impressed with territorial conquests. Here’s a roundup of all the biographies recommended on Five Books about ancient Greeks and Romans, from contemporary accounts to more recent works.
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The Rise and Fall of Athens: Nine Greek Lives
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The Greek Alexander Romance
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Atticus
by Cornelius Nepos & Nicholas Horsfall -
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Agricola
by Harold Mattingly, James Rives & Tacitus -
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Lives of the Eminent Philosophers
Diogenes Laertius (ed. James Miller, trans. Pamela Mensch)
The best books on Leadership: Lessons from the Ancients, recommended by Jeffrey Beneker
The best books on Leadership: Lessons from the Ancients, recommended by Jeffrey Beneker
Whatever modern leadership books may say about what’s required to be a good leader, for the ancients there was only one vital requirement: studying philosophy. Jeffrey Beneker, Professor of Classics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, talks us through what ancient biographies reveal about how to be a leader.
