An examination of the nature of friendship in Greece and Rome from Homer to the Christian Roman Empire of fourth century AD.

Charts the stages of the history of friendship as a philosophical concept in the Western world. Focusing on Plato and Aristotle, the Stoics and Epicureans, and

There has been an increasing interest in the meaning and importance of friendship in recent years, particularly in the West. However, the history of friendship,

A comprehensive study of friendship in ancient Rome attentive to gender and social status, language and the commemoration of the dead.

A splendid new translation of one of the greatest books on friendship ever written In a world where social media, online relationships, and relentless self-abso