This first book in English dedicated to philosophy in Cicero\'s Letters addresses classicists, philosophers, political theorists, and historians.
A new picture emerges of Cicero the philosopher and philosophy\'s place in Roman political culture..
Cicero\'s political and Philosophical activities are reassessed, with special attention given to the civil war and Caesar.
This first book in English dedicated to philosophy in Cicero\'s Letters addresses classicists, philosophers, political theorists, and historians