Sammlung Tusculum: Vom Wesen der Götter (Hardcover)

from rubati

Interesting insight into how religious thinkers without the benefit of special revelation reason and argue about God. I was particularly encouraged in the natural revelation of God by these so-called 'pagan' faith in God when they speak of God as the "God of gods" or the "ruler of the universe" g...

from Marse

The little I know about Cicero, I learned from the series "Rome." I haven't read much Latin literature, but I've always been fascinated by the stories of the ancient gods. In this book, a group of friends gather at Cicero's house to discuss whether gods exist, and what the nature of these gods wo...

from Devil_llama

A look at the nature of Greek religion by an early Roman. This is written in the dialogue format that was so popular at the time. It's interesting to read the arguments that are used to argue in favor of the gods and their properties, because most, if not all, of them are quite familiar to anyone...

from booksontrial

"That which has been is what will be,That which is done is what will be done,And there is nothing new under the sun."More than two thousand years ago, Cicero presented a detailed account of the theologies of ancient Greek philosophers, in the form of a brilliant, pungent and witty debate among th...

from booksontrial

"That which has been is what will be,That which is done is what will be done,And there is nothing new under the sun."More than two thousand years ago, Cicero presented a detailed account of the theologies of ancient Greek philosophers, in the form of a brilliant, pungent and witty debate among th...