by R. Morisset, G. Thevenot, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Raphaëla Le Gouvello · Magnard · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782210470637
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«Cicéron» is the school Latin textbook by R. Morisset and G. Thevenot, published by Magnard in paperback (172 pages, in French).
The volume focuses on Cicero, celebrated Roman orator and philosopher, and on his complete works. Designed as working material for the Latin class, it brings students closer to the author's role in classical literature and in the history of Rome.
It corresponds to chapter X of the series «Les Lettres Latines». The Magnard edition dates from 1975 and is in French.
Aimed at high-school Latin students and readers interested in Roman civilization and Cicero's oratory.
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, and writer who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises of the Roman Republic that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. The extensive writings of Cicero include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy, and politics. He is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists and the innovator of what became known as "Ciceronian rhetoric". Cicero was educated in Rome and in Greece. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and served as consul in 63 BC.
