Episode 46: The Republic at Twilight (Cicero's Early Life)
Literature and History
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Cicero: A Hero or an Aggravating Clarion for a Lost Cause?
Cicero wrote widely on philosophy and oratory, mostly toward the end of his life. He left behind 58 speeches, some of which have been standard curriculum in Latin grammar for 2,000 years. More than 800 letters survive that Cicero wrote to friends and family and acquaintances.
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