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[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero] (106BC-43BC) was a Roman statesman, politician, orator and writer.<ref>''Britannica Concise Encyclopedia'', s.v. "Cicero, Marcus Tullius," accessed October 9, 2013, http://www.credoreference.com/entry/ebconcise/cicero_marcus_tullius.</ref> He distinguished himself in the practice of law before entering politics and winning the consulship in 63BC.<ref>Ibid.</ref> As head of the Senate he thwarted the Catilinarian conspiracy to seize control of the government and struggled to uphold republican ideals amidst the civil wars that destroyed the Roman Republic.<ref>Ibid.</ref> With Caesar’s rise to power he ended his political career and devoted himself to writing, producing such works as ''Consolatio'', ''Hortensius'', ''De Natura Deorum''' and the ''Tusculan Disputations''.<ref>''Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy'', s.v. "CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 B.C.E.)," accessed October 9, 2013, http://www.credoreference.com/entry/cwclassical/cicero_marcus_tullius_106_43_b_c_e.</ref> He was executed at the behest of Mark Antony, whom Cicero had criticized publicly, when Octavian rose to power.<ref>''Philip's Encyclopedia'', s.v. "Cicero, Marcus Tullius," accessed October 9, 2013, http://www.credoreference.com/entry/philipency/cicero_marcus_tullius.</ref><br />
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Cicero is considered the foremost Roman orator; his style, which became known as Ciceronian rhetoric, was the primary rhetorical model for centuries.<ref>''Britannica Concise Encyclopedia''.</ref> Among his greatest works are his ''Catilinarian'' orations, the ''Phillipics'' delivered against Mark Antony, and his political works ''De Legibus'', ''De Re Publica'' and ''De Oratore''.<ref>''Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy''.</ref> Cicero’s primary contribution to philosophy was bringing Greek ideas into Latin, allowing Rome to develop its own philosophical traditions.<ref>Ibid.</ref> He had a lasting impact on Renaissance and early modern thinkers, including Locke, Montesquieu and Hume.<ref>Walter Nicgorski, "Cicero and the Natural Law" ''Natural Law, Natural Rights and American Constitutionalism'' (National Endowment for the Humanities, n.d.), accessed Oct. 9, 2013, http://www.nlnrac.org/classical/cicero.</ref> Cicero’s conception of rationally-discernible natural law influenced America’s founders, including John Adams, James Wilson, and Thomas Jefferson.<ref>Ibid.</ref> Jefferson explicitly named him as helping establish a notion of “public right” that influenced the [[Declaration of Independence]] and the Revolution.<ref>Ibid.</ref>
  
 
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'''Published:''' Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis, Excudebant Rob. et And. Foulis, 1748-1749.  
 
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Listed in the [[Jefferson Inventory]] of [[Wythe's Library]] as ''Ciceronis opera. Lat. 20.v. 16[mo?]. Foulis'' and given by [[Thomas Jefferson]] to his son-in-law and nephew, [[John Wayles Eppes]]. The 1748-1749 edition is the only 20 volume Latin edition published by Foulis. Both Brown's Bibliography<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> and [http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe George Wythe's Library]<ref>''LibraryThing'', s. v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on October 9, 2013, http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe </ref> on LibraryThing include this edition.
  
 
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View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3465166 William & Mary's online catalog].
 
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by Marcus Tullius Cicero

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106BC-43BC) was a Roman statesman, politician, orator and writer.[1] He distinguished himself in the practice of law before entering politics and winning the consulship in 63BC.[2] As head of the Senate he thwarted the Catilinarian conspiracy to seize control of the government and struggled to uphold republican ideals amidst the civil wars that destroyed the Roman Republic.[3] With Caesar’s rise to power he ended his political career and devoted himself to writing, producing such works as Consolatio, Hortensius, De Natura Deorum' and the Tusculan Disputations.[4] He was executed at the behest of Mark Antony, whom Cicero had criticized publicly, when Octavian rose to power.[5]

Cicero is considered the foremost Roman orator; his style, which became known as Ciceronian rhetoric, was the primary rhetorical model for centuries.[6] Among his greatest works are his Catilinarian orations, the Phillipics delivered against Mark Antony, and his political works De Legibus, De Re Publica and De Oratore.[7] Cicero’s primary contribution to philosophy was bringing Greek ideas into Latin, allowing Rome to develop its own philosophical traditions.[8] He had a lasting impact on Renaissance and early modern thinkers, including Locke, Montesquieu and Hume.[9] Cicero’s conception of rationally-discernible natural law influenced America’s founders, including John Adams, James Wilson, and Thomas Jefferson.[10] Jefferson explicitly named him as helping establish a notion of “public right” that influenced the Declaration of Independence and the Revolution.[11]

Bibliographic Information

Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero.

Title: M. Tullii Ciceronis opera Quae Supersunt Omnia: ad Fidem Optimarum Editionum Diligenter Expressa.

Published: Glasguae: In Aedibus Academicis, Excudebant Rob. et And. Foulis, 1748-1749.

Edition: First Foulis edition; twenty volumes.

Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library

Listed in the Jefferson Inventory of Wythe's Library as Ciceronis opera. Lat. 20.v. 16[mo?]. Foulis and given by Thomas Jefferson to his son-in-law and nephew, John Wayles Eppes. The 1748-1749 edition is the only 20 volume Latin edition published by Foulis. Both Brown's Bibliography[12] and George Wythe's Library[13] on LibraryThing include this edition.

Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy

Bound in contemporary full polished calf with speckled edges. Purchased from Rose's Books.

View this book in William & Mary's online catalog.

External Links

Google Books

References

  1. ↑ Britannica Concise Encyclopedia, s.v. "Cicero, Marcus Tullius," accessed October 9, 2013, http://www.credoreference.com/entry/ebconcise/cicero_marcus_tullius.
  2. ↑ Ibid.
  3. ↑ Ibid.
  4. ↑ Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy, s.v. "CICERO, Marcus Tullius (106-43 B.C.E.)," accessed October 9, 2013, http://www.credoreference.com/entry/cwclassical/cicero_marcus_tullius_106_43_b_c_e.
  5. ↑ Philip's Encyclopedia, s.v. "Cicero, Marcus Tullius," accessed October 9, 2013, http://www.credoreference.com/entry/philipency/cicero_marcus_tullius.
  6. ↑ Britannica Concise Encyclopedia.
  7. ↑ Encyclopedia of Classical Philosophy.
  8. ↑ Ibid.
  9. ↑ Walter Nicgorski, "Cicero and the Natural Law" Natural Law, Natural Rights and American Constitutionalism (National Endowment for the Humanities, n.d.), accessed Oct. 9, 2013, http://www.nlnrac.org/classical/cicero.
  10. ↑ Ibid.
  11. ↑ Ibid.
  12. ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433
  13. ↑ LibraryThing, s. v. "Member: George Wythe," accessed on October 9, 2013, http://www.librarything.com/profile/GeorgeWythe
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