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 ... Masterfully lucid and compelling; sure to be required reading in the Cicero canon.”-Kirkus Reviews
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Cicero
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 ... Masterfully lucid and compelling; sure to be required reading in the Cicero canon.”-Kirkus Reviews
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| BN ID: | 2940170498338 |
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| Publisher: | Recorded Books, LLC |
| Publication date: | 12/05/2014 |
| Edition description: | Unabridged |
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