Selected Works

Lawyer, philosopher, statesman, and defender of Rome's Republic, Cicero was a master of eloquence. His pure literary and oratorical style, coupled with a strict sense of morality, have exerted a powerful influence on European literature and thought for over two thousand years, particularly in matters of politics, philosophy, and faith.

Selected Works showcases the diversity of Cicero's writings. It includes letters to friends and statesmen that delve into Roman life and politics, the vitriolic "Second Philippic Against Antony," and his two most renowned philosophical treatises, "On Duties" and "On Old Age."

Written at a time of brutal political and social change, Cicero's writings formed the foundation of the Western liberal tradition in political and moral thought, continuing to influence discussions to this day.