How to give : an ancient guide to giving and receiving /

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"Romans in the Age of Nero were preoccupied with transactional obligations, namely, what one could expect in return for something given. Emperors firmed up their power by offering donations to troops, or handouts to the public; rich men received hosts of clientelae every morning, godfather-styl...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 4 B.C.-65 A.D (Author)
Other Authors: Romm, James S. (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Latín
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2020]
Series:Ancient wisdom for modern readers.
Subjects:
Conduct of life > Early works to 1800.
Benevolence > Early works to 1800.
Morale pratique > Ouvrages avant 1800.
Bienveillance > Ouvrages avant 1800.
PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Ancient & Classical
Benevolence
Conduct of life
Latin prose style.
Latin writers.
Roman philosophy.
Seneca the Younger.
Seneca's life and times.
advice on gift giving.
anthology.
beneficia.
beneficium.
biography.
contemporary translation.
ethics.
etiquette.
favor.
gift giving.
graciousness.
gratia.
how to be gracious.
how to be grateful.
how to politely accept gifts.
how to show gratitude.
importance of generosity.
introduction to Seneca's thought.
modern translation.
new translation of Seneca.
philanthropy.
rhetoric.
rules of gift giving.
selection.
self help.
stoicism.
understanding Seneca.
writings.
Early works
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