Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero by Marcus Tullius Cicero (original) (raw)

"Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero" by Marcus Tullius Cicero is a collection of letters written between 62 and 43 BCE. The correspondence between Cicero and various public and private figures provides crucial insight into Roman political and social life during the final years of the Republic. These letters, likely first published by Cicero's secretary after his death in 43 BCE, remain among the most reliable historical sources for this turbulent period in ancient history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) ... Read More Show Less

Author Cicero, Marcus Tullius, 107 BCE-44 BCE
Translator Shuckburgh, Evelyn S. (Evelyn Shirley), 1843-1906
Title Letters of Marcus Tullius Cicero
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epistulae_ad_Familiares
Credits Prepared by David Reed
Reading Level Reading ease score: 61.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language English
LoC Class AC: General Works: Collections, Series, Collected works, Pamphlets
LoC Class PA: Language and Literatures: Classical Languages and Literature
Subject Cicero, Marcus Tullius -- Correspondence
Subject Statesmen -- Rome -- Correspondence
Subject Authors, Latin -- Correspondence
Category Text
EBook-No. 2812
Release Date Sep 1, 2001
Most Recently Updated Apr 4, 2015
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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