M.T. Ciceronis Oratio Pro L. Murena |
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He was celebrated chiefly for a rugged firmness of character , which shewed itself early in him , and was further developed by his acceptance of the stern doctrines of the Stoic school . A man whose name stood for uprightness itself ...
He was celebrated chiefly for a rugged firmness of character , which shewed itself early in him , and was further developed by his acceptance of the stern doctrines of the Stoic school . A man whose name stood for uprightness itself ...
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Though a Stoic , he was a fine speaker ( Brutus § 118 ) . ( 3. ) Servius Sulpicius Rufus , another subscriptor in this case , is generally represented as the son of the accuser . But had this been so we must have found some allusion to ...
Though a Stoic , he was a fine speaker ( Brutus § 118 ) . ( 3. ) Servius Sulpicius Rufus , another subscriptor in this case , is generally represented as the son of the accuser . But had this been so we must have found some allusion to ...
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violations of the written law , but as opposed to the moral principles of the Stoic school . It was self - evident that a playful exposure of the unpractical nature of the Stoic paradoxes would seriously weaken the force of those ...
violations of the written law , but as opposed to the moral principles of the Stoic school . It was self - evident that a playful exposure of the unpractical nature of the Stoic paradoxes would seriously weaken the force of those ...
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It is not to be wondered at that when Cicero fell upon the Stoics Cato smiled , and turning to the bystanders said ' sirs , how witty our consul is ' ( Plut . Cato 21 ) . If we turn to the scornful attack on the Epicureans in pro Sestio ...
It is not to be wondered at that when Cicero fell upon the Stoics Cato smiled , and turning to the bystanders said ' sirs , how witty our consul is ' ( Plut . Cato 21 ) . If we turn to the scornful attack on the Epicureans in pro Sestio ...
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First I must protest against Cato's Stoic severity , and maintain , that as presiding consul I am the very man to plead for Murena . He has a claim upon me for defence of his title to office . I have just coped with Catiline ; is it not ...
First I must protest against Cato's Stoic severity , and maintain , that as presiding consul I am the very man to plead for Murena . He has a claim upon me for defence of his title to office . I have just coped with Catiline ; is it not ...
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