Viggen Posted September 4, 2014 Report Share Posted September 4, 2014 File Name: De Amicitia, Scipio's Dream - Marcus Tullius Cicero File Submitter: Viggen File Submitted: 04 Sep 2014 File Category: Free Classic Works in PDF Cicero's essay On Friendship (Laelius de amicitia) is of interest as much for the light it sheds on Roman society as for its embodiment of ancient philosophical views on the subjects of friendship. The Dream of Scipio was excerpted in late antiquity from Cicero's De Republica, a dialogue in six books which now only survives in fragmentary form. In the excerpt, which probably formed the conclusion to the dialogue, Cicero describes his vision of the cosmos and the rewards of immortality that the good statesman can expect after death. This work is particularly important for its influence on later literature in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.Both dialogues are examples of the best Ciceronian prose. Click here to download this file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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