The Tusculanae Disputationes (also Tusculanae Quaestiones
English: Tusculan Disputations) is a series of five books written by Cicero, around 45 BC, attempting to popularise Greek philosophy in Ancient Rome, including Stoicism.
The Tusculan Disputations consist of five books, each on a particular theme: On the contempt of death
On pain
On grief
On emotional disturbances; and whether Virtue alone is sufficient for a happy life..
His daughter had recently died and in mourning Cicero devoted himself to philosophical studies.
It is so called as it was reportedly written at his villa in Tusculum.
The Tusculanae Disputationes (also Tusculanae Quaestiones
English: Tusculan Disputations) is a series of five books written by Cicero, around 45 BC, attempting to popularise Greek philosophy in Ancient Rome, including Stoicism
