Cicero : the life and times of Rome's greatest politicians /
Everitt, Anthony.
Cicero : the life and times of Rome's greatest politicians / Anthony Everitt. - New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2001. - xv, 364 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Includes index.
John Adams said of Cicero, "All ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher combined." Voltaire said of Cicero, "He taught us how to think." And yet Anthony Everitt's authoritative yet accessible work is the first one-volume biography of the Roman statesman in over 25 years. - "Using Cicero's letters to his good friend Atticus, among other sources, Everitt recreates the fascinating world of political intrigue, sexual decadence and civil unrest of Republican Rome . Everitt's first book is a brilliant study that captures Cicero's internal struggles and insecurities as well as his external political successes."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) - "Comprehensive, accessible survey of the personal and political life of lawyer, politician, philosopher, and crank Marcus Tullius Cicero.
9780375758959
CICERO, MARCUS TULLIUS .
ORATORS.
STATESMEN.
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT.
ROME (EMPIRE).
DG 260 .C5 .E94 2001
Cicero : the life and times of Rome's greatest politicians / Anthony Everitt. - New York : Random House Trade Paperbacks, c2001. - xv, 364 pages : illustrations, map ; 21 cm.
Includes index.
John Adams said of Cicero, "All ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher combined." Voltaire said of Cicero, "He taught us how to think." And yet Anthony Everitt's authoritative yet accessible work is the first one-volume biography of the Roman statesman in over 25 years. - "Using Cicero's letters to his good friend Atticus, among other sources, Everitt recreates the fascinating world of political intrigue, sexual decadence and civil unrest of Republican Rome . Everitt's first book is a brilliant study that captures Cicero's internal struggles and insecurities as well as his external political successes."--Publishers Weekly (starred review) - "Comprehensive, accessible survey of the personal and political life of lawyer, politician, philosopher, and crank Marcus Tullius Cicero.
9780375758959
CICERO, MARCUS TULLIUS .
ORATORS.
STATESMEN.
POLITICS AND GOVERNMENT.
ROME (EMPIRE).
DG 260 .C5 .E94 2001
