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It is said of Helvia, the mother of Cicero, that she was well born and lived an honourable life; but of his father nothing can be learned that does not go to an extreme.
Plutarch, Cicero, chapter 1, section 1. Hide browse bar Your current position in the text is marked in blue. Click anywhere in the line to jump to another position: chapter: section: Click on a word to bring up parses, dictionary entries, and frequency statistics.
Cicero undertook their defence, which he conducted admirably, and got them acquitted. So returning to Rome with a great opinion of himself for these things, a ludicrous incident befell him, as he tells us himself.
So, being a woman of harsh nature, and having sway over Cicero, she incited him to join in the attack upon Clodius and give testimony against him. Moreover, many men of the better class bore witness against Clodius for perjury, recklessness, bribery of the multitude, and debauching of women.
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In the concluding section I offer a comparison and contrast between Cicero’s On Duties and the themes of Plutarch’s Lives and his moral essays devoted to questions of public life. This comparison highlights what distinguishes Plutarch’s contribution and signals his unique contribution to traditions of political reflection on public life ...
This chapter presents a commentary on Plutarch's account of the life of Cicero. Keywords: Plutarch, Lives, Cicero commentary. Subject. Classical Literature Classical Drama Classical Oratory and Rhetoric. Collection: Oxford Scholarship Online. 1. Helvia.
