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An Attack on an Enemy of Freedom

An Attack on an Enemy of Freedom( )
Author: Cicero, Marcus Tullius
Series title:Great Ideas Ser.
ISBN:978-0-14-102383-0
Publication Date:Oct 2005
Publisher:Penguin Books, Limited
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:AUD $9.95
Book Description:

Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves - and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives - and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are.

Amongst the most famous and influential of all...
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Book Details
Pages:144
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Action & Adventure
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):11.2 x 7.1 x 0.25 cm
Book Weight:0.074 Kilograms
Author Biography
Cicero, Marcus Tullius (Author)
Born in Arpinum on January 3, 106 B.C., Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman orator, writer, and politician. In Rome, Cicero studied law, oratory, philosophy, and literature, before embarking on a political career. Banished from Rome in 59 B.C. for the execution of some members of the Catiline group, Cicero devoted himself to literature. Cicero was pardoned by Julius Caesar in 47 B.C., and returned to Rome to deliver his famous speeches, known as the "Philippics," urging the senate to declare war on Marc Antony.

Cicero's chief works, written between 46 and 44 B.C., can be classified in the categories of philosophical works, letters, and speeches. The letters, edited by his secretary Tiro, showcase a unique writing style and charm. The most popular work of the period was De Officiis, a manual of ethics, in which Cicero espoused fundamental Christian values half a century before Christ.

Cicero was murdered in Formiae, Italy, on December 4, 43 B.C., by Antony's soldiers after the triumvirate of Antony, Lepidus, and Octavius was formed.

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