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Treatise on the Laws – Cicero

As a companion work to the Republic, Cicero wrote the ‘Treatise on the Laws’, De Legibus, which was almost certainly not published in Cicero’s lifetime, and possibly had not received the last touches when he died. There are three books extant, with gaps in them; but a fifth book is quoted. While the Republic describes the ideal state, the Laws discusses its statutes, so that the later work sometimes repeats the thought of the former. Thus the first book of the Laws lays as a foundation for the whole treatment of laws the thesis that all law is derived from God, through our inborn sense of justice; and this is also the subject of … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

Treatise on the Commonwealth – Cicero

Cicero’s comprehensive treatise on the Commonwealth known as De Republica is a work whose direct and practical purpose was to arouse Roman citizens to the dangers which then threatened destruction to the liberties of their country. In appealing to his countrymen “to rise on stepping-stones of their dead selves to higher things,” the inspired patriot did not hesitate to promise that all patriotic and philanthropic statesmen should not only be rewarded on earth by the approval of their own consciences and the applause of all good citizens, but by immortal glory in a realm beyond the grave.

Treatise on the Commonwealth

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Treatise on the Commonwealth.

ISBN: 9783849676254.

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The Orations Volume 4 – Cicero

Cicero is considered one of Rome’s greatest orators and prose stylists. His works rank among the most influential in European culture, and today still constitute one of the most important bodies of primary material for the writing and revision of Roman history. This is volume four out of four with his brilliant orations.

The Orations Volume 4

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The Orations Volume 4.

ISBN: 9783849676247.

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Biography of Cicero (from Wikipedia):

Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman politician and lawyer, who served as consul in the year 63 BC. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

The Orations Volume 3 – Cicero

Cicero is considered one of Rome’s greatest orators and prose stylists. His works rank among the most influential in European culture, and today still constitute one of the most important bodies of primary material for the writing and revision of Roman history. This is volume three out of four with his brilliant orations.

The Orations Volume 3

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The Orations Volume 3.

ISBN: 9783849676230.

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Biography of Cicero (from Wikipedia):

Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman politician and lawyer, who served as consul in the year 63 BC. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

The Orations Volume 2 – Cicero

Cicero is considered one of Rome’s greatest orators and prose stylists. His works rank among the most influential in European culture, and today still constitute one of the most important bodies of primary material for the writing and revision of Roman history. This is volume two out of four with his brilliant orations.

The Orations Volume 2

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The Orations Volume 2.

ISBN: 9783849676223.

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Biography of Cicero (from Wikipedia):

Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman politician and lawyer, who served as consul in the year 63 BC. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

The Orations Volume 1 – Cicero

Cicero is considered one of Rome’s greatest orators and prose stylists. His works rank among the most influential in European culture, and today still constitute one of the most important bodies of primary material for the writing and revision of Roman history. This is volume one out of four with his brilliant orations.

The Orations Volume 1

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The Orations Volume 1.

ISBN: 9783849676216.

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Biography of Cicero (from Wikipedia):

Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman politician and lawyer, who served as consul in the year 63 BC. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

On the Nature of the Gods – Cicero

Cicero’s letters to and from various public and private figures are considered some of the most reliable sources of information for the people and events surrounding the fall of the Roman Republic. This is volume four out of four with Cicero’s letters from the years B.C. 44 (continued) and B.C. 43.

On the Nature of the Gods

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On the Nature of the Gods.

ISBN: 9783849676513.

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More information on ‘On the Nature of the Gods’ (from Wikipedia):

The dialogue is on the whole narrated by Cicero himself, though he does not play an active part in the discussion. Gaius Velleius represents the Epicurean school, … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

The Letters Volume 4 – Cicero

Cicero’s letters to and from various public and private figures are considered some of the most reliable sources of information for the people and events surrounding the fall of the Roman Republic. This is volume four out of four with Cicero’s letters from the years B.C. 44 (continued) and B.C. 43.

The Letters Volume 4

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The Letters Volume 4.

ISBN: 9783849676506.

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Biography of Cicero (from Wikipedia):

Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman politician and lawyer, who served as consul in the year 63 BC. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...

The Letters Volume 3 – Cicero

Cicero’s letters to and from various public and private figures are considered some of the most reliable sources of information for the people and events surrounding the fall of the Roman Republic. This is volume three out of four with Cicero’s letters from the years B.C. 48 through B.C. 44.

The Letters Volume 3

Format: Paperback.

The Letters Volume 3.

ISBN: 9783849676490.

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Biography of Cicero (from Wikipedia):

Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman politician and lawyer, who served as consul in the year 63 BC. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and … Read more.../Mehr lesen ...