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Plato: Protagoras and MenoPenguin Classics Exploring the question of what exactly makes good people good, Protagoras and Meno are two of the most enjoyable and accessible of all of Plato's dialogues. Widely regarded as his finest dramatic work, the Protagoras, set during the golden age of Pericles, pits a youthful Socrates against the revered sophist Protagoras, whose brilliance and humanity make him one the most interesting and likeable of Socrates' philosophical opponents,

Goold solves some longstanding questions of interpretation and gives us a faithful and stylish prose translation

In Books VII–IX

high up in the mountains or dominatingthe sea-ports

is marrying the king's daughter

The Apology is an interesting complement to Plato’s account of Socrates’ defense at his trial

One of the most diverse books in the Iliad

V Art: Rhetoric and Poetics

suggestions for further readings

Ovid enlivens the narrative with myths

now retired to Sinope in Pontus

Julius Caesar

sacrificing one of their daughters to appease the ruthless gods and bring himself glory in battle