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Where do I start with Cicero? He was a prolific writer and orator, so it's unclear to me where would be a good place to start

>> No.17304755

>>17304742
The Complete Works of Cicero

>> No.17304758

>>17304742
De Penem

>> No.17304764

>>17304742
his letters or philosophical dialogues or orations

>> No.17304771

On the good life

>> No.17304773

>>17304742
Legal oratory -> philosophy -> political oratory -> letters to atticus.

>> No.17305858

>>17304742
Bump

>> No.17305975

>>17304742
The Phillippics
On oratory
Cataline orations
On duties
On the republic

>> No.17305984

>>17304742
The book called how to win arguments introduction to him

>> No.17306162

As somebody who is more interested in stoicism I would say On Moral Ends and On Duties are the most important. Everything is worth reading so just pick a book and get to work.

>> No.17306192

On a scale of 1 to Trump, where would Cicero rank as a Twitter user had he the option?

>> No.17306205

>>17306192
Hed be better than trump. Hes one of the greatest orators of all time.

>> No.17306321

>>17304742
He OWNED SLAVES

>> No.17306338

>>17306321
based

>> No.17306529

>>17306321
Only a fucking shitter wouldnt own slaves when it was legal.

>> No.17306645

>>17306321
based and DOMINVSpilled

>> No.17306663

>>17306321
basado

>> No.17308482

>>17304742
Bumping for good question.

>> No.17308487

>>17306205
Absolutely this, he'd know what to say.

>> No.17308956

>>17304742
De republica and De legibus