HOW TO BE NOBLE: An Ancient Guide to Celtic Wisdom, Philip Freeman
A new translation of seven surviving Old Irish Celtic texts, collected together for the first time, illustrating the moral and political wisdom of the ancient Celts, part of the Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times series. (Princeton University Press, World Rights, Fall 2027)
Publishers Weekly Celebrates Princeton University Press “Ancient Wisdom for Modern Times” Series
Thanks to Rob Tempio, editor extraordinaire, who first acquired Philip Freeman’s HOW TO WIN AN ELECTION, launching a series of gems from the great ancient philosophers in small precious volumes in translation with commentary. Thanks to Philip’s concept and Rob’s visionary packaging, the series now includes scores of books in beautiful hard cases that have […]
HOW TO COPE: An Ancient Guide to Enduring Hardship, Boethius, Philip Freeman Editor & Translator
A vivid and accessible new translation of essential selections from Boethius’s Consolation of Philosophy—a moving classic about facing life’s worst events with courage and hope–HOW TO COPE: An Ancient Guide to Enduring Hardship, Boethius, Philip Freeman Editor (Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers, Princeton University Press, September 2025) What do you do when your life has fallen […]
MARCO POLO AND THE SILK ROAD, Philip Freeman
Chair of Humanities at Pepperdine University and author of ALEXANDER THE GREAT and JULIUS CAESAR Philip Freeman’s biography of Marco Polo, whose journey along thousands of miles of the Silk Road was chronicled in his own Travels and other medieval sources, from his boyhood in Venice to his trek across Asia to China as a teenager, his years and […]
ARISTOTLE: The Master of Those Who Know, Philip Freeman
The life and legacy of the brilliant philosopher and wanderer, focusing on the man and his world, as well as his ideas; drawing on ancient sources and modern scholarship. From the author of Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar. (Ancient Lives, Yale University Press, World Rights, 2026)
HOW TO ENDURE HARDSHIP: An Ancient Guide to Consolation
Classicist and translator Philip Freeman’s new translation of Boethius’ class fifth century text, The Consolation of Philosophy, showing how philosophy can help us to understand and overcome personal misfortunes and challenges, published as part of the “Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers” series. (Princeton University Press/World Rights/Fall 2025).
The real St. Patrick was nothing like the myth.
Philip Freeman’s remarkable biography, ST. PATRICK OF IRELAND (Simon & Schuster), reveals the truth behind the real man who inspired the myths and legends. For one thing, Patrick was British, not Irish. (Available in paperback, ebook and audiobook.) To learn more, take a listen to this great interview with Professor Freeman.
HANNIBAL, Philip Freeman
NOW IN PAPERBACK! “A thorough account of the career of one of the ancient world’s most indelible and complex figures. Freeman vividly, almost cinematically, brings to life the career of Hannibal Barca, the great but ill-fated Carthaginian general whose tactical and strategic brilliance is still studied today. A simultaneously propulsive and nuanced account that hums […]
JULIAN: The Last Pagan Emperor of Rome
About Flavius Claudius Julianus–better known as Julian the Apostate–a fascinating and complex figure, in a concise biography for the “Ancient Lives” series, edited by Classics Professor at Bard James Romm. Freeman is the Pepperdine University Fletcher Jones Chairman of Western Culture. (Ancient Lives Series/Yale University Press/World Rights, 2022).
CELTIC SPIRITUALITY, Philip Freeman
From Pepperdine University Fletcher Jones Chairman of Western Culture, classicist, a collection of the best religious writings from the ancient and medieval Celtic world in all new translations with commentary. (St. Martin’s/World Rights/Spring 2021).