Marcus Tullius Cicero
Rome's greatest orator, statesman, and philosophical writer, Cicero translated Greek philosophy into Latin and made it accessible to the Roman world and all subsequent European civilization. His letters, speeches, and philosophical treatises are foundational documents of Western rhetoric and political thought. He was murdered on the orders of Mark Antony.
Works
- On the RepublicDialogue on ideal republic and conditions for just political commonwealth
- On the LawsDialogue on natural law and legislation as basis for political order
- De OfficiisEssay on duty, virtue, and obligation in public and private conduct
- Tusculan DisputationsDialogues on philosophy, death, and living well through reason
- On FriendshipDialogue celebrating intellectual and moral intimacy between friends