This is a collection of letters from Cicero to his good friend Atticus, running from November 68 BC to July 1, 54 BC. I was hoping for more about the Catilina affair, but there were many letters bemoaning Cicero's banishment from Rome, when Publius Clodius Pulcher, as Tribune of the Plebs, passed a

I'll admit I wasn't enthused to read this when it was picked by a reading group I belong to. I'd never been a fan of Cicero, and having to read his letters to Atticus didn't sound like much fun. However, I quickly became interested in the letters. The version I read (translated by D.R. Schackleton B

Reading Cicero in Latin is time consuming and not too fun... but I'm thinking it may be worth it in the end

Although particular nuances and stylistic features are lost when translating any text, Shackleton Bailey does a fantastic job of conveying Cicero’s intended tone throughout his many ups and downs in his career. The content itself provides incredible detail of Roman politics during this complex and f

This took me way too long to read, considering how short it really is; an interesting look at the mind of one of the great orators of the Late Republic