The Nature of the Gods
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- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
28 October 2004
Summary
A fascinating discourse on the fundamental question: Is there a god?
Towards the end of his life, Cicero turned away from his oratorical and political career and looked instead to matters of philosophy and religion. The Nature of the Gods both explores his own views on these subjects, as a monotheist and member of the Academic School, and considers the opinion of other philosophical schools of the Hellenistic age through the figures of Velleius the Epicurean and Balbus the St…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140442656 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140442650 |
| Author: | Cicero, J. Ross, Horace McGregor |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 28 October 2004 |
| Weight: | 213g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 129mm x 17mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), Roman orator and statesman, was born at Arpinum of a wealthy local family. By 70 BC he had established himself as the leading barrister in Rome, and was elected praetor in the year 66. Obtaining honours usually reserved for members of the aristocracy, Cicero was an uncompromising politician, and the greatest Roman orator.
Horace C. P. McGregor graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford, in classics and philosophy. He entered the Home Office where he served until his retirement in 1967. He died in 1993.
John M. Ross was a colleague of McGregor’s, also with a degree in classics and philosophy.
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