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James Romm
James Romm
Awards
Longlisted — Runciman Award, 2026
Books by James Romm
Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic Masterpiece
Hardback, 2025
A rare biographical portrait of the philosopher Plato, showing how the ideas in his masterwork, Republic, were tested amidst a bloody civil war
Plato and the Tyrant: The Fall of Greece's Greatest Dynasty and the Making of a Philosophic Masterpiece
E Book
A rare biographical portrait of the philosopher Plato, showing how the ideas in his masterwork, Republic, were tested amidst a bloody civil war
Since You're Mortal . . .: Life Lessons from the Lost Greek Plays
Hardback, 2026
Acclaimed classicist James Romm translates surviving pieces of timeless wisdom from the lost plays of ancient Athens
Since You're Mortal . . .: Life Lessons from the Lost Greek Plays
E Book
Acclaimed classicist James Romm translates surviving pieces of timeless wisdom from the lost plays of ancient Athens
The Age of Caesar: Five Roman Lives
Hardback, 2017
An outstanding new edition of Plutarch, the inventor of biography, focused on five lives that remade the Roman world.
The Age of Caesar: Five Roman Lives
Paperback, 2018
An outstanding new edition of Plutarch, the inventor of biography, focused on five lives that remade the Roman world.
The Age of Caesar: Five Roman Lives
E Book, 2017
An outstanding new edition of Plutarch, the inventor of biography, focused on five lives that remade the Roman world.