Roman Nature: The Thought of Pliny the Elder Book

I have read a chapter of this book every week since the beginning of my Fall semester. I am a strong believer and defender of books, and this one in particular has reinforced my claim deeper in my heart. I found myself conversing about utilitarianism, even writing it correctly oddly, and giving people around me advice I learned from this book (not quoting but referencing); to gain satisfaction one must lose it, better socrates dissatisfied than a pig satisfied, egoism does have pragmatic point of views but I will always choose utility, etc.
I found myself adding to my reading list books from authors I never knew would interest me like utilitarianism by John Stewart mill.
In chapters I was most afraid of, like religion and ethics, I actually found answers to questions I had long asked, and discovered that no matter what, theists will always pursue the greater good. Because in opposition to what the greeks made of their gods, depicting them on the image of men, with all the lust and vengeance one can have in one's heart, modern theists consider God to be the absolute good, also Thomas Aquinas is a diamond in the rough, we know too little about him as civilian christians and it is a shame.
When I picked this book up I had low expectation because I had never read anything philosophical or near philosophical expect Sophie's world. This book shook me to my core and introduced me to a world of what I never thought was that deontological, (also the usage of long perplexing vocabulary): Ethics.
What a world, what an experience, I loved every single bit of it and believe I must read this book at least a couple of times yet, to understand the true meaning of it's creed.