Cicero, Marcus Tullius

The republic and, the laws by Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Book )
975 editions published between 1489 and 2010 in 18 languages and held by 2,828 libraries worldwide
"Cicero's On the Commonwealth and On the Laws were his first and most substantial attempts to adapt Greek theories of political life to the circumstances of the Roman Republic. They represent Cicero's vision of an ideal society and remain his most important works of political philosophy. On the Commonwealth survives only in part, and On the Laws was never completed. The present volume offers a new scholarly reconstruction of the fragments of On the Commonwealth and a masterly translation of both dialogues. The texts are supported by a helpful, concise introduction, notes, synopsis, biographical notes and bibliography; students in politics, philosophy, ancient history, law and classics will gain new understanding of one of the great philosophers and political thinkers of antiquity thanks to this volume."--BOOK JACKET.

The nature of the gods by Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Book )
758 editions published between 1471 and 2011 in 15 languages and held by 2,342 libraries worldwide
"Cicero's philosophical works are now exciting renewed interest and more generous appreciation, in part because he provides vital evidence of the views of the (largely lost) Greek philosophers of the Hellenistic age, and partly because of the light he casts on the intellectual life of first-century Rome. Hellenistic philosophy has in recent years attracted growing interest from academic philosophers in Europe and in North America. The Nature of the Gods is a document of central significance in this area, for it presents a detailed account of the theologies of the Epicureans and of the Stoics, together with the critical objections to these doctrines raised by the Academic school. When these Greek theories of deity are translated into the Roman context, a fascinating clash of ideologies results."--BOOK JACKET.

De officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Book )
2,642 editions published between 1450 and 2010 in 23 languages and held by 2,269 libraries worldwide
"On Obligations, composed by Cicero in late 44 B.C. following the assassination of Julius Caesar, recommends ideals of conduct to the young Roman who aspires to a political career. It explores the apparent tensions between honourable conduct and expediency in public life. The principles of honourable behaviour are based on the Stoic virtues of wisdom, justice, magnanimity, and propriety. The analysis of expediency explores the right and the wrong ways of attaining political leadership, and Cicero's conclusion is that the intrinsically useful is always identical with the honourable." "This treatise has played a seminal role in the formation of ethical values in western Christendom. It was adopted by the fourth-century Christian humanists, notably Ambrose, and became transmuted into the moral code of the high Middle Ages. Thereafter, in the Renaissance from the time of Petrarch, and in the Age of Enlightenment that followed, it was given central prominence in discussion of the government of states. On Obligations is of perennial concern in the establishment of basic principles of political and social life."--BOOK JACKET.

De finibus bonorum et malorum by Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Book )
772 editions published between 1410 and 2010 in 13 languages and held by 1,982 libraries worldwide
"Cicero's De finibus, written in 45 BC, consists of three separate dialogues, dealing respectively with the ethical systems of Epicureanism, Stoicism, and the 'Old Academy' of Antiochus of Ascalon. An encyclopaedic survey of this nature is of particular importance for its detailed account of Stoic ethics. This critical edition of the text, based on a fresh study and collation of the manuscripts, is the first to appear for many years and the first to reflect a clear understanding of the whole manuscript tradition."--BOOK JACKET.

On old age, and On friendship by Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Book )
1,523 editions published between 1467 and 2010 in 25 languages and held by 1,923 libraries worldwide
This is a complete critical edition of Cicero's Cato Maior de Senectute (On Old Age) with an introduction and commentary. The text is based on a fresh examination of the manuscript tradition while the introduction aims to place the work in the context of Cicero's writings on old age in the ancient world. The Roman and Ciceronian qualities of the work are emphasized, rather than the search for lost sources that occupied scholars in the past. Matters of text, language, and content are all considered equally in the commentary.

Tusculan disputations by Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Book )
1,299 editions published between 1350 and 2010 in 14 languages and held by 1,766 libraries worldwide
The third and fourth books of Cicero's Tusculan Disputations deal with the nature and management of human emotion: first grief, then the emotions in general. In lively and accessible style, Cicero presents the insights of Greek philosophers on the subject, reporting the views of Epicureans and Peripatetics and giving a detailed account of the Stoic position, which he himself favors for its close reasoning and moral earnestness. Both the specialist and the general reader will be fascinated by the Stoics' analysis of the causes of grief, their classification of emotions by genus and species, the.

The letters to his friends by Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Book )
1,861 editions published between 1467 and 2010 in 11 languages and held by 1,700 libraries worldwide
Computer version of the Epistulae ad familiares of M. Tullius Cicero.

Brutus by Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Book )
581 editions published between 1469 and 2010 in 12 languages and held by 1,664 libraries worldwide
Text of Cicero's Brutus. See printed catalog for full description: Codices Vaticani Latini. Tomus 3, pars 1. Codices 1461-2059, p. 204.

Letters to Atticus by Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Book )
844 editions published between 1513 and 2008 in 9 languages and held by 1,655 libraries worldwide
Computer version of the Epistulae ad Atticum of M. Tullius Cicero.

De oratore by Marcus Tullius Cicero ( Book )
1,434 editions published between 1465 and 2011 in 18 languages and held by 1,618 libraries worldwide
Volume 3 and 4.