Life of Cicero, Vol. I, The

By Trollope, Anthony

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Title:	Life of Cicero, Vol. I, The
Author:	Trollope, Anthony
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non-fiction, Biography
Collections:	Audio Books Collection, Life of Cicero, Vol. I, The
Historic Publication Date:	1877
Publisher:	LibriVox Audio Books


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Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43BC) was an orator, statesman, philosopher and prolific correspondent, who rose as a ‘new man’ in Rome in the turbulent last years of its republican government. Anthony Trollope, best known as a novelist, admired Cicero greatly and wrote this biography late in life in order to argue his virtues against authors who had granted him literary greatness but questioned his strength as a politician and as a man. He takes a personal approach, affording us an insight into his own mind and times as well as those of his subject. Volume I covers the period (up to the year 57BC) of Cicero’s education, his rise through the courts and offices of state to the Consulship, and his exile. Please note that footnotes - predominantly bibliographical citations and Latin quotations - are omitted unless explicitly referred to in the main text; the appendices, which consist mainly of more substantial extracts from other works, are likewise omitted. Summary by Philippa

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