Brutus (Cicero)
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Cicero
's Brutus (full title: Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators or The History of Eloquence) is a history of Roman
oratory
. It is written in the form of a dialogue, in which Brutus and Atticus
ask Cicero to describe the qualities of all the leading Roman orators up to their time. It was composed in 46 B.C.
Cicero
Marcus Tullius Cicero , was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the equestrian order, and is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.He introduced the Romans to the chief...
's Brutus (full title: Cicero's Brutus or History of Famous Orators or The History of Eloquence) is a history of Roman
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
oratory
Oratory
Oratory is a type of public speaking.Oratory may also refer to:* Oratory , a power metal band* Oratory , a place of worship* a religious order such as** Oratory of Saint Philip Neri ** Oratory of Jesus...
. It is written in the form of a dialogue, in which Brutus and Atticus
Titus Pomponius Atticus
Titus Pomponius Atticus, born Titus Pomponius , came from an old but not strictly noble Roman family of the equestrian class and the Gens Pomponia. He was a celebrated editor, banker, and patron of letters with residences in both Rome and Athens...
ask Cicero to describe the qualities of all the leading Roman orators up to their time. It was composed in 46 B.C.
Further reading
- G. V. Sumner (1973) The Orators in Cicero's Brutus: Prosopography and Chronology
- Edward A. Robinson, The Date of Cicero's Brutus, Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 60, (1951), pp. 137–146