Cicero on Divination: Book 1
In the two Books of De divinatione Cicero considers beliefs concerning fate and the possibility of prediction: in the first book he puts the (principally Stoic) case for them in the mouth of his brother Quintus; in the second, speaking in his own person, he argues against them. In this new translation of, and commentary on, Book One—the first in English for over 80 years—David Wardle guides the reader through the course of Cicero's argument, giving particular attention to the traditional Roman and the philosophical conception of divination.
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Cicero on Divination: Book 1
In the two Books of De divinatione Cicero considers beliefs concerning fate and the possibility of prediction: in the first book he puts the (principally Stoic) case for them in the mouth of his brother Quintus; in the second, speaking in his own person, he argues against them. In this new translation of, and commentary on, Book One—the first in English for over 80 years—David Wardle guides the reader through the course of Cicero's argument, giving particular attention to the traditional Roman and the philosophical conception of divination.
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Cicero on Divination: Book 1

Cicero on Divination: Book 1

Cicero on Divination: Book 1

Cicero on Divination: Book 1

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In the two Books of De divinatione Cicero considers beliefs concerning fate and the possibility of prediction: in the first book he puts the (principally Stoic) case for them in the mouth of his brother Quintus; in the second, speaking in his own person, he argues against them. In this new translation of, and commentary on, Book One—the first in English for over 80 years—David Wardle guides the reader through the course of Cicero's argument, giving particular attention to the traditional Roman and the philosophical conception of divination.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780199297924
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 02/08/2007
Series: Clarendon Ancient History Series
Edition description: New Edition
Pages: 488
Product dimensions: 8.40(w) x 5.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

David Wardle is Professor of Classics and Ancient History, University of Cape Town.

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