Against Verres — Divination against Quintus Caecilius
Against Verres — Divination against Quintus Caecilius

Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-04-10

Total Pages: 36

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"Against Verres — Divination against Quintus Caecilius" by Marcus Tullius Cicero (translated by C. D. Yonge). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

To the Citizens on Gnaeus Pompeius's Command — 66 BC
To the Citizens on Gnaeus Pompeius's Command — 66 BC

Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-04-11

Total Pages: 39

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This is an ancient speech by Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, and philosopher. During 66 B.C., people proposed that in addition to the command Pompey already maintained, he should be invested with absolute power in Bithynia, Pontus, and Armenia, to conduct the war against Mithridates. Cicero supported the measure in the following speech, which was the first that he ever addressed to the people. After this speech, the proposition was carried out.

On Old Age - Cicero de Senectute
On Old Age - Cicero de Senectute

Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-04-10

Total Pages: 68

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'On Old Age', sometimes also known as 'Cato Maior de Senectute', is an essay written by Cicero on the subject of aging and death. To lend his reflections greater import, Cicero wrote his essay such that the esteemed Cato the Elder was lecturing to Scipio Africanus and Gaius Laelius Sapiens.

On invention — 85 BC
On invention — 85 BC

Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-04-10

Total Pages: 162

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"On invention" is a handbook for orators that Cicero, a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, and philosopher of Ancient Rome, composed when he was still young. It is marked by his pursuit to build a work of rhetoric out of what impressed him most in his years of education with the best Roman orators and the most renowned Greek rhetoricians.

For Marcus Caelius — 56 BC
For Marcus Caelius — 56 BC

Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-04-10

Total Pages: 52

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This was a speech by the renowned Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero in defense of Marcus Caelius Rufus when he was charged with political violence, one of the most severe crimes in Republican Rome. Caelius had once been Cicero's student but, lately, was a political rival. This speech is one of the best examples of Roman oratory known to date.

Cicero's Tusculan Disputations
Cicero's Tusculan Disputations

Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-11-19

Total Pages: 463

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The Tusculanae Disputationes is a series of books written by Cicero, around 45 B.C. In the books, he attempted to popularize the Greek philosophy in Ancient Rome, including Stoicism. It is so-called as it was reportedly written at his villa in Tusculum just after his daughter's death. In mourning, Cicero devoted himself to philosophical studies.

De Amicitia, Scipio's Dream
De Amicitia, Scipio's Dream

Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-11-22

Total Pages: 74

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'De Amicitia' is a timeless treatise on friendship by the famous Roman statesman and author Marcus Tullius Cicero. The work is a dialogue between notable figures of the Middle Roman Republic and explores the nature of friendship following the death of Scipio Africanus. Cicero argues that true friendship can only exist between good men, whose actions and lives demonstrate honor, purity, equity, and other virtuous qualities. The dialogue also offers insights on the qualities of a perfect friend and the value of genuine friendships.

For Aulus Caecina — 69 BC
For Aulus Caecina — 69 BC

Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2021-04-11

Total Pages: 55

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The Pro Caecina is a public speech made by Marcus Tullius Cicero on behalf of his friend Aulus Caecina sometime between 71 BC and 69 BC. The speech was delivered in the third hearing of a lawsuit where Caecina averred that he had been unlawfully dispossessed of a farm by use of force.

The republic of Cicero
The republic of Cicero

Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero

Publisher: Good Press

Published: 2019-11-20

Total Pages: 98

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'The republic of Cicero' is a Roman political dialogue written by Cicero, and only partially survives today. In the form of a Socratic dialogue, Scipio Aemilianus plays the wise old man and explores Roman constitutional theory, different types of constitutions, and the roles of citizens in government. Cicero also examines the type of government established in Rome since the kings, which was challenged by Julius Caesar. The work is famous for the Dream of Scipio, a fictional dream vision from the sixth book. A must-read for those interested in ancient Roman politics and constitutional theory.