On The Good Life (Penguin Classics)

Renowned throughout the Roman Empire, Cicero remains synonymous with lucidity, charm and persuasiveness. With minimum dogma, he exerted a profound influence, extending as far as the Middle Ages where his perceptions of the afterlife, such as celestial harmony and the ‘nine enfolded spheres’ reverberated through the works of Milton, Shakespeare, and Spenser. On The Good Life brings together Cicero’s thoughts on duty, friendship, and statesmanship and includes The Dream of Scipio. 381 pages.