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Essay Archive - The Writings of Cicero
The Writings of Cicero
Cicero, was truly a man of the state. His writings also show us he was
equally a man of philosophical temperament and affluence. Yet at times
these two forces within Cicero clash and contradict with the early stoic
teachings. Cicero gradually adopted the stoic lifestyle but not altogether
entirely, and this is somewhat due to the fact of what it was like to be a
roman of the time. The morals of everyday Rome conflicted with some of the
stoic ideals that were set by early stoicism. Thus, Cicero changed the face
of stoicism by romanizing it; redefining stoicism into the middle phase.
Of Cicero it can be said he pos....
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