Cicero's Tusculan Disputations : 9781721770304

How many men and women who have lived more than 2,000 years ago have impressed us with their humanity? We tend to see the statuary, but rarely the person behind it. When you read this outstanding title, you see that Marcus Tullius Cicero has a human face -- and it shows in his work. The Roman Republic that Cicero loved was falling apart. Marius and Sulla, the Gracchi, the conflicts over the powers of the tribunes had dealt a severe blow to a form of government that had proved itself adequate for governing a city-state, but less so for managing a multi-cultural empire. Cicero fought valiantly against corrupt governors like Verres ("Against Verres") and would-be dictators like Marc Antony ("2nd Phillipic Against Antony"). When he finally threw in his lot with Pompey, he picked the wrong horse and put himself in harm's way.

Author: Charles Duke Yonge

Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform

Publication Date: Jun 24, 2018

Number of Pages: 304 pages

Binding: Paperback or Softback

ISBN-10: 1721770305

ISBN-13: 9781721770304