More than any of the other ancients, the Romans understood war in ways that foreshadowed our own. Marcus Tullius Cicero’s De Officiis first raised questions of just war that concern us even today.
Marcus Tullius Cicero used gladiators’ physiques not to celebrate the republic’s valiant heroes, but to deride their bloated muscles as the embodiment of amoral tyranny. But I’m most interested in how ...
THE WEEK: How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians by Quintus Tullius Cicero
Quintus Tullius Cicero was the Bobby Kennedy of his era, said Peter Stothard in The Wall Street Journal. Quintus’ brother Marcus was a step ahead of him in the politics of ancient Rome and had a ...
How to Win an Election: An Ancient Guide for Modern Politicians by Quintus Tullius Cicero
Opinion: don't make the same mistake as the Romans, listen to Cicero to save us from populism and authoritarianism Consider two historical figures from Ancient Rome: Julius Caesar and Marcus Tullius ...
MSN: Quote of the day by Marcus Tullius Cicero: 'The life of the dead is placed in…'
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman lawyer and statesman who was active during the late Republic in resisting the rise of dictatorship. Later generations were influenced by his polished style of writing ...
Quote of the day by Marcus Tullius Cicero: 'The life of the dead is placed in…'
"How I could wish that you had invited me to that most glorious banquet on the Ides of March!" the heroic Roman statesman, Marcus Tullius Cicero, wrote to one of the Roman senators who stabbed ...