Project Gutenberg 2007-04-22 Public domain in the USA. 591 Cicero, Marcus Tullius -106 -43 Shuckburgh, Evelyn S. (Evelyn Shirley) 1843 1906 Shuckburgh, Evelyn Shirley Shuckburgh, E. S. (Evelyn Shirley) The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1 The Whole Extant Correspodence in Chronological Order Produced by Ted Garvin, Taavi Kalju and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Letters of Cicero, Volume 1" by Marcus Tullius Cicero is a historical account compiled from the correspondence of the Roman statesman, direct from his letters written between approximately B.C. 68-52. The volume captures a pivotal time in Roman history, focusing on Cicero's personal and political struggles as a key figure during the Republic's decline. This compilation offers insights into Cicero’s life, his relationships, and the historical events he experienced, thereby providing an intimate glimpse into a critical historical era. At the start of this volume, the opening presents a preface that outlines the translator's intentions and the importance of Cicero's letters, emphasizing their historical context and personal significance. The correspondence begins in Cicero's late thirties and covers various aspects of his public and private life, including his thoughts on political figures, his aspirations for office, and his responses to critical events of the era. Notably, the letters provide commentary on Cicero's character, revealing his ambitions, vulnerabilities, and relationships with prominent contemporaries like Pompey and Cato. As the volume sets the stage for Cicero's unfolding narrative, readers are introduced to the intricate interplay between personal sentiment and public duty during a tumultuous period in Rome. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Cicero, Marcus Tullius -- Correspondence Statesmen -- Rome -- Correspondence Authors, Latin -- Correspondence PA Text Classical Antiquity Harvard Classics Browsing: History - General Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 1305952 1305960 2024-09-09T08:41:23.689485 2023-09-09T11:00:00.888166 text/html text/html 1328316 2015-06-04T12:56:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 443693 2015-06-04T12:59:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 537144 2024-09-09T08:41:47.733883 application/epub+zip 555000 2024-09-09T08:41:28.357465 application/epub+zip 535069 2024-09-09T08:41:25.926519 application/epub+zip 1094970 2024-09-09T08:42:02.056803 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 948949 2024-09-09T08:41:44.909920 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 956308 2022-09-10T06:09:20.953267 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 993442 2024-09-09T08:41:20.283514 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 994291 2015-06-04T12:59:04 text/plain; charset=utf-8 379323 2015-06-04T12:59:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 992201 2015-06-04T12:56:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 376732 2015-06-04T12:59:28 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 993404 2015-06-04T12:56:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 376497 2015-06-04T12:59:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 23428 2024-09-09T08:42:02.242806 application/rdf+xml 14995 2024-09-09T08:41:26.427492 image/jpeg 3802 2024-09-09T08:41:26.176525 image/jpeg 485364 2024-09-09T08:41:23.788510 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia