Digest (Annotated ed)

This comprehensive collection includes all of Quintus Curtius's important essays from 2016 to January 2020. The range of topics is diverse and compelling, and includes history, moral and ethical philosophy, travel and exploration, language, and the wisdom of the Near East. These penetrating and inspiring writings provide a window into a philosophy of life based on a belief in achievement through struggle, the redemptive power of wisdom, the value of moral goodness, and the necessity of direct personal experience.

Each essay stands alone by itself, conveniently allowing the book to be opened and read at any place, and at any time. Annotated, with illustrations and a detailed index for easy reference.