February 6, 2024
Marcus Aurelius: The Stoic Emperor brings Marcus Aurelius (121–180 CE) to life for a new generation of readers. Founding member of the organization Modern Stoicism Donald Robertson answers your questions… READ MORE
February 2, 2024
Black History Month, or African-American History Month, was proposed in February of 1969 by students at Kent State University. Later to be federally recognized by President Gerald Ford in 1976,… READ MORE
January 15, 2024
In this episode of the Yale University Press podcast, we talk with Philip Freeman about Julian: Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor. Julian: Rome’s Last Pagan Emperor is part of the Ancient Lives Series,… READ MORE
January 9, 2024
Patrick Olivelle— Few kings or emperors—or even people in power today—have been sufficiently self-aware and self-reflective to express regret or remorse for anything they may have done. When the king… READ MORE
December 21, 2023
Barbara D. Savage — On a spring evening in 1921, more than four hundred people crammed into a high school auditorium in Battle Creek, Michigan, to witness an annual student… READ MORE
December 14, 2023
From spies in the Belgian network “La Dame Blanche,” knitting coded messages into jumpers, to those who interpreted aerial images and even ran entire sections, Helen Fry shows just how… READ MORE
November 29, 2023
“Every one I love, I love passionately.” – Leonard Bernstein Nigel Simeone— Music was Bernstein’s greatest and most constant passion. But his love life was an essential part of his… READ MORE
November 27, 2023
Explore our list of bestselling titles of the year, just in time for the holiday season! Learn more about our gift guide, which offers suggestions for every reader on your… READ MORE
October 6, 2023
James Romm– On a long winter night in 322 BCE, a one-eyed man and his teenage son made their way to the coast of what is now Turkey, traveling west… READ MORE
September 26, 2023
Philip Freeman— Sometimes when I’m teaching ancient history to my undergraduate students, I like to ask them how the world today would be different if some key event in the… READ MORE
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