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Life of Cicero, Vol. I

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43BC) was an orator, statesman, philosopher and prolific correspondent, who rose as a ‘new man’ in Rome in the turbulent last years of its republican government. Anthony Trollope, best known as a novelist, admired Cicero greatly and wrote this biography late in life in order to argue his virtues against authors who had granted him literary greatness but questioned his strength as a politician and as a man. He takes a personal approach, affording us an insight into his own mind and times as well as those of his subject.

Volume I covers the period (up to the year 57BC) of Cicero’s education, his rise through the courts and offices of state to the Consulship, and his exile.

Please note that footnotes - predominantly bibliographical citations and Latin quotations - are omitted unless explicitly referred to in the main text; the appendices, which consist mainly of more substantial extracts from other works, are likewise omitted. (Summary by Philippa)

Volume II can be found here.

Year of Publication: 1877Genres: Biography & Autobiography

Running Time: 10 hours 57 minutes 34 seconds

#	Chapter Name
1	Ch1, Introduction, pt1 Philippa	37:20
2	Ch1, Introduction, pt2 Philippa	29:39
3	Ch2, His Education Philippa	45:26
4	Ch3, The Condition of Rome Philippa	35:08
5	Ch4, His Early Pleadings, pt1 Philippa	28:30
6	Ch4, His Early Pleadings, pt2 Philippa	24:21
7	Ch5, Cicero as Quaestor Philippa	35:50
8	Ch6, Verres, pt1 Philippa	35:19
9	Ch6, Verres, pt2 Philippa	44:20
10	Ch7, Cicero as Aedile and Praetor Philippa	42:47
11	Ch8, Cicero as Consul Philippa	41:42
12	Ch9, Catiline, pt1 Philippa	27:22
13	Ch9, Catiline, pt2 Philippa	43:12
14	Ch10, Cicero After His Consulship Philippa	45:41
15	Ch11, The Triumvirate, pt1 Philippa	37:30
16	Ch11, The Triumvirate, pt2 Philippa	29:09
17	Ch12, His Exile, pt1 Philippa	32:03
18	Ch12, His Exile, pt2 Philippa	42:15