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The ancient Library of Alexandria, image from short-history.com.

How to Think about God: An Ancient Guide for Believers and Nonbelievers, by Cicero. Most ancient Romans were deeply religious and their world was overflowing with gods--from Jupiter, Minerva, and Mars to countless local divinities, household gods, and ancestral spirits. One of the most influential Roman perspectives on religion came from a nonreligious belief system that is finding new adherents even today: Stoicism. How did the Sto...