The Dregs of Romulus. Stoic Philosophy in Cicero’s Pro Murena and De Oratore

The Dregs of Romulus. Stoic Philosophy in Cicero’s Pro Murena and De Oratore

The dregs of Romulus reviews the evidence for Cicero’s attitude toward Stoic philosophy in the speech pro Murena, in letters of 61-60 referring to Cato, and in de oratore. None of these texts expresses any direct opposition to the core postulate of Stoic ethics, viz., that only what is honorable is...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Margaret Graver
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Università degli Studi di Torino 2017-05-01
Series:Ciceroniana On Line
Subjects:
Cicero
Stoicism
philosophy
Stoic ethics
Cato
pro Murena
pity defense
Servius Sulpicius Galba
Cicero’s letters
publicani
Stoic rhetoric
de oratore
Lucius Licinius Crassus
Mnesarchus
Publius Rutilius Rufus.
Online Access:http://www.ojs.unito.it/index.php/COL/article/view/2203

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