Roman literature in translation

Pt. 1. Roman Puritanism and Greek culture. The transplanting of Greek culture

Opposition to Eastern influence

A Roman puritan

Pt. 2. World conquest and civil war. Expansion

Political ideals

Decline of the republic

Literature and philosophy

Pt. 3. The peace of Augustus. Establishment of empire

The epic of Rome's destiny : Virgil's Æneid

The joys of peace

The poet laureate : Horace

Myth and legend

The lover

Fables : Phaedrus

Pt. 4. Despotism and suppression. Realization of political conditions

Salvation through stoicism

Turning to the West

Satirizing the present

Education of the public man : Quintilian

Pt. 5. The new freedom. Appreciation of the new order

Men and books : Pliny

Romans and Christians.