Cicero: 169 books

Dieses eBook: "Gesammelte Werke: Philosophische und Rhetorische Schriften" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. Cicero (106 v. Chr.-43 v. Chr.) war ein römischer Politiker, Anwalt, Schriftsteller und Philosoph, der...

Dieses eBook: "Vom Schicksal" ist mit einem detaillierten und dynamischen Inhaltsverzeichnis versehen und wurde sorgfältig korrekturgelesen. De fato ist eine Erörterung des Marcus Tullius Cicero. Sie ist nach De natura deorum und De divinatione der dritte und letzte Teil seines theologischen...

Unter der Oberbezeichnung Reden gegen Verres werden zwei Reden Marcus Tullius Ciceros zusammengefasst, die dieser 70 v. Chr. im Zusammenhang mit einem Prozess gegen Gaius Verres verfasste, den ehemaligen Statthalter von Sizilien, der wegen Korruption und Erpressung angeklagt war. Durch die Reden,...

Der Laelius de amicitia ist ein Werk des römischen Rechtsanwalts, Politikers, Schriftstellers und Philosophen Marcus Tullius Cicero, das wahrscheinlich im Herbst 44 v. Chr. geschrieben wurde und Ciceros Freund Titus Pomponius Atticus gewidmet ist. Das Werk ist in Dialogform geschrieben und erörtert...

For the great Roman orator and statesman Cicero, 'the good life' was at once a life of contentment and one of moral virtue - and the two were inescapably intertwined. This volume brings together a wide range of his reflections upon the importance of moral integrity in the search for happiness. In...

On Old Age is an essay written by Cicero in 44 BC on the subject of aging and death. In addition to its profound subject matter, it has remained popular because its clear and beautiful language have made it a useful example for teaching Latin to students.The Latin title of the piece is "Cato Maior de...

MARCUS TULLIUS CICERO, the greatest of Roman orators and the chief master of Latin prose style, was born at Arpinum, Jan. 3, 106 B. C. His father, who was a man of property and belonged to the class of the “Knights, ” moved to Rome when Cicero was a child; and the future statesman received an elaborate...

This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features a table of contents linked to every chapter. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the iPad, Nook, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic...

Contents: 1. On Friendship, On Old Age, and letters, by Cicero 2. Letters, by Pliny the Younger Also available: The Complete Harvard Classics Collection (51 Volumes + The Harvard Classic Shelf Of Fiction) 50 Masterpieces You Have To Read Before You Die (Golden Deer Classics)

Cicero introduces his subject by showing that men were not born for the mere abstract study of philosophy, but that the study of philosophic truth should always be made as practical as possible, and applicable to the great interests of philanthropy and patriotism. Cicero endeavors to show the benefit of mingling the contemplative or philosophic with the political and active life.

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...

"This is all I had to say on friendship. One piece of advice on parting. Make up your minds to this: Virtue (without which friendship is impossible) is first; but next to it, and to it alone, the greatest of all things is Friendship." Marcus Tullius Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero (3...

Amid the corruption and power struggles of the collapse of the Roman Republic, Cicero (106-43BC) produced some of the most stirring and eloquent speeches in history. A statesman and lawyer, he was one of the only outsiders to penetrate the aristocratic circles that controlled the Roman state, and...