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    The Lost Letters of Sophia
    The Lost Letters of Sophia
    The Lost Letters of Sophia
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    The Lost Letters of Sophia

    By A. A. Hinojos, Ph.D

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    This book is a look into ancient times into the personal lives of early Romans in an informal presentation of philosophical principles produced in a pop-satiric sometimes humorous style within a fictional ancient culture. It is a “What would a modern mind do in an ancient cultural setting?” project.
    The characters represented are wholly fictitious and represent no actual persons or events. The characters delineate not so much particular personalities, but general attitudes regarding religious and philosophical issues. The characters are unique and sometimes humorous.
    The book is intended for both children and adults.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu.com
    Release dateAug 16, 2018
    ISBN9780359027057
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      The Lost Letters of Sophia - A. A. Hinojos, Ph.D

      The Lost Letters of Sophia

      The Lost Letters of       Sophia

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      A. A. Hinojos, Ph. D., Th. D.

      Alexander Hinojos

      All rights are expressly reserved. No part of this publication may be copied reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the written consent of the author.

      © AHinojos 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2018

      Table of Contents

      Table of Contents

      Preface

      Note from the Author

      Introduction

      To Marcellus

      To Lydia

      To Gaius

      To Lydia

      To Natalia

      To Lilia

      To Marcela

      To Andrea

      To Titus

      To Tessa

      To Gaius

      To Minerva

      To Brutus

      To Amelia

      To Lilia

      To Nadia

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      Preface

      This book is an informal presentation of philosophical principles produced in a pop-satiric style within a fictional ancient culture. It is a What would a modern mind do in an ancient cultural setting? project.

      The characters represented are wholly fictitious and represent no actual persons or events. The characters delineate not so much particular personalities, but general attitudes regarding religious and philosophical issues.

      The book is intended for both young and old. Some may find its contents informative or at least cogitative; others may find it humorous or poignant. Whatever the reaction may be; perhaps all will find it interesting.

      The setting in which the correspondence letters are written is during the reign of the tyrannical Caesars. The year is somewhere around A.D. 98. The main character is Sophia, a Roman young adult from a wealthy family living in Rome. She writes engaging letters to her friends Gaius, Lydia, Titus, Andrea and others. The attitude displayed by Sophia is that of a youth who is introspective and a philosopher by nature. But she has an unquenchable thirst for meaning and purpose in life. She is not influenced by the trends and concepts of her times. She doesn’t care much for frivolous trends and cultural nonsense. Because she has an introversive nature she strongly believes in absolute standards. Her questions traverse the ideas that challenge seeking minds – often with humorous satire. The motif of the book involves a young woman discussing cultural issues in an ancient society. Each letter implies a particular situation that stimulates the discussions in the letters. It involves the existential development of several young people.

      The reader will relate to some of the questions and find provocative insight into further personal research and thinking on the subjects discussed herein. Yet it should be kept in mind that this work is not meant to be controversial, but a young girl’s intellectual journey.

      The author intends to present a thought driven yet entertaining literary work for readers of several ages and backgrounds – Mostly attempting to provide an entertaining book on an intellectual level.

      Note from the Author

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      The Author does not expect the reader to take the arguments too seriously – although some of the implications tend to be quite logical – for they are only to be taken as thoughtful suggestions, and not as infallible conclusions.

      I wish to thank all my mentors - for they have been many – though some have passed on from this life. I especially thank you dear reader for finding this book worth reading. It is to you that I dedicate this book.

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      Fides praecedet intellectum

      A.A. Hinojos

      October 10, 1988                                                                                                         November 15, 2017

      Introduction

      In the 1748 the French explorer and amateur archeologist Alexis Pierre Lefleur participated in an excavation excursion into the land of Italia and the ancient Roman catacombs. During his visit he bought several clay pots for his personal collection. Upon his return to his village home in Northern France he decided to clean and restore the recently acquired ancient pots.

      To his surprise one of the pots contained several well preserved parchments. Among the parchments were correspondence letters written in ancient Latin.

      The letters revealed a culture, a people, a situation, and perspectives that affected the lives of several young persons living in ancient Rome.

      Each letter provides an insider perspective into the situations and challenges young people faced during their lifetime in ancient Rome.  

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      To Marcellus

      Dear Marcellus,

      School is proving to be rather frustrating to me. Our instructors are somewhat confused about what they presume to teach. Take Master Julius, our philosophy teacher, for example; He asked us what our opinion of the distant deep Blue Mountains, which are

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