"The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1" by Marcus Tullius Cicero is a collection of firsthand accounts written by the Roman statesman, giving people access to his letters from around 68 to 52 B.C. The letters provide valuable historical documentation from a turbulent period of change in Rome, and they follow Cicero as he wrestles with personal problems and political struggles as the Roman Republic falls apart. The collection shares Cicero's private thoughts, his dealings with friends and family, and the great events as he lived through them. Readers get a good idea about Cicero’s world from his personal insights and how they mix with his role in society. Early on, the book lays ground work for Cicero's journey, showing his eagerness to gain position while dealing with the ups and downs of Roman politics along the way.
The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order
By Marcus Tullius Cicero
Step back in time to witness the dramatic collapse of the Roman Republic through the eyes of one statesman, chronicling his ambitions, relationships, and the political storms that shaped his destiny.
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About the AuthorMarcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, writer and Academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. His extensive writings include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy and politics. He is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists and the innovator of what became known as "Ciceronian rhetoric". Cicero was educated in Rome and in Greece. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and served as consul in 63Â BC.
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, writer and Academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. His extensive writings include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy and politics. He is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists and the innovator of what became known as "Ciceronian rhetoric". Cicero was educated in Rome and in Greece. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and served as consul in 63Â BC.
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