Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician, (Paperback)

from msaucier818

A good biography of a man referenced a great deal in books I have read, but one I had never specifically read about. Cicero lived during the the famous years of the fall of the Roman Republic, and was a central player who knew and had influence with the great characters in Roman History. This boo...

from neurodrew

Subtitled "The life and times of Rome's greatest politician". Cicero was a great orator and an expert in trial law in the complex Roman court system. His career overlapped those of Caesar, Pompey, and Crassus during the first triumvirate, and ended on the accession of Octavian to consul. Accordin...

from HadriantheBlind

A biography of 'Rome's Greatest Politician'. Human nature is the same as always, and the political animals are as beastly as ever.Cicero was described as a defender of the republic, and a brilliant orator, but most of all, a politician. He waffled, he did character assassinations. But compared to...

from ArmyAngel1986

Everitt did an excellent job of making Cicero seem human, instead of an unreachable hero we could never understand. All of his best and worst qualities are displayed, along with in-depth coverage of the political climate and wars Cicero lived in.

from varielle

This is an excellent biography of the great Roman orator and lawyer Cicero. Everitt truly brings to life the man and his thought process as he made his way through crumbling Republican Roman politics. The work is sourced through original documents, many of them correspondence between Cicero and h...