On Living and Dying Well

by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Book Overview

Philosophical writings on "the good life" by the great Roman orator, in a vital new translation

In the first century BC, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Roman orator, statesman, and defender of republican values, created these philosophical treatises on such diverse and trenchant topics as friendship, religion, death, fate, and scientific inquiry. This lucid and lively new translation renders the great Roman's writings accessible to modern readers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0140455566
• ISBN13: 9780140455564
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Penguin Group
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.0" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher