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On Friendship (De Amicitia) | Online Library of Liberty

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Part of a collection of Cicero’s writings which includes On Old Age, On Friendship, Officius, and Scipio’s Dream. Part of Ethical Writings of Cicero: De Officiis (On Moral Duties); De Senectute (On Old Age); De Amicitia (On Friendship), and Scipio’s Dream Copyright The text is in the public domain. Cicero, Marcus. On Friendship (De Amicitia). Little, Brown, and Company, -44. JUMP TO PART I Marcus Tullius Cicero Copyright, 1884, By Andrew P. Peabody. University Press: John Wilson and Son, Cambridge. The De Amicitia, inscribed, like the De Senectute, to Atticus, was probably written early in the year 44 b. c., during Cicero’s retirement, after the death of Julius Caesar and before the conflict with Antony. The subject had been a favorite one with Greek philosophers, from whom Cicero always borrowed largely, or rather, whose materials he made fairly his own by the skill, richness, and beauty of his elaboration. Some passages of this treatise were evidently suggested by Plato; and Aulus Ge

On Friendship (De Amicitia) | Online Library of Liberty Title page from On Friendship (De Amicitia) Part of: Ethical Writings (On Moral Duties, On Old Age, On Friendship, Scipio’s Dream) On Friendship (De Amicitia) Marcus Tullius Cicero (author) Andrew P. Peabody (translator) Part of a collection of Cicero’s writings which includes On Old Age, On Friendship, Officius, and Scipio’s Dream. Read Now Downloads EBook PDF This text-based PDF or EBook was created from the HTML version of this book and is part of the Portable Library of Liberty. ePub ePub standard file for your iPad or any e-reader co

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