De inventione
De optimo genere oratorum ; Topica
by Cicero
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We know more of Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BCE), lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, than of any other Roman. Besides much else, his work conveys the turmoil of his time, and the part he played in a period that saw the rise and fall of Julius Caesar in a tottering republic.
Early works to 1800Invention (Rhetoric)Topic (Philosophy)OratoryRhetoricLatin language materialsPublic speakingPhilosophy, ancientAncient RhetoricRoman law