Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781333305826
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (58 download)
Book Synopsis The Orations; The Offices; The Cato and Laelius, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint) by : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Download or read book The Orations; The Offices; The Cato and Laelius, Vol. 1 of 3 (Classic Reprint) written by Marcus Tullius Cicero and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-21 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Orations; The Offices; The Cato and Laelius, Vol. 1 of 3 Plutarch says, that presently after this trial Cicero took occasion to travel abroad, on pretence of his health, but in reality to avoid the effects of Sylla's displeasure. His first visit was to Athens, where he lodged in the house Of Antiochus, the principal philosopher of the Old academy. Here he met with his schoolfellow, T. Pomponius, who, from his love to Athens, and his spending a great part of his days in it, obtained the surname Of Atticus; and here they revived and confirmed that memor able friendship which subsisted between them nu abated through life. From Athens he passed into Asia, where he gathered about him all the principal orators of the country, who kept him company through the rest of his voyage; and with whom he constantly exercised himself in every place where he made any stay. At the expiration of two years, during which period Sylla died, Cicero returned to the city, and resumed his former employment Of pleading. After one year more spent at the bar, he Obtained the dignity of questor by the unanimous suffrage of all the tribes, and in the first year in which he was ca pable of it by law, viz. In the thirty-first of his age. The provinces Of the questors being distributed to them always by lot, the island of Sicily fell to his share; and his residence in that country was dis tinguished by so much justice, generosity, and for bearance, that the Sicilians decreed greater honours to him at his departure than had ever before been shown to any Of their chief governors. In his thirty-seventh year he was chosen edile in prefer ence to all his competitors; and, before his entrance on the duties Of this Office, undertook the famed prosecution of C. Verres, the late pretor of Sicily. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
