Is Cicero A Roman Orator?

However, his most obvious attempt to entertain his listeners is seen in his adoption of various personas, such as “the famous Caecus” (Cicero, p.141-142), or Clodia’s younger brother (Cicero, p.143) and finally the strict and lenient fathers who address Caelius directly (Cicero, p.143-144). The reasons why he resorts to these methods are almost as evident as the methods themselves.

To answer the question of whether or not Augustus was a good leader, his character and actions must be looked at over the sum of his life. The leadership traits of respect, generosity, fairness, compassion, fearlessness, humility, sensitivity, and innovation appear in The Annals, Lives of the Twelve Caesars, The Deeds of The Divine Augustus and the class textbook. Augustus demonstrated all of these attributes during his 51-year reign as emperor from 63 BCE to 14 CE. However, he was not without fault as he also conducted himself in a less than worthy manner at times. Augustus was not a perfect leader but he matured into a man who was respected and obeyed during life and is still studied almost 2000 years after his death.

Julius Caesar a man who made history, and a man who should get credit for the incredible things he’s done. I believe, Julius Caesar, should get the statue because he was an active leader by expanding the Roman Empire, he accomplished things that others wouldn’t dare to do and he also ruled many lands.

Both Marcus Aurelius and Cicero try to create a guide, based on their stoic views, on how a person is supposed to live a purposeful life. Marcus Aurelius was an emperor and Cicero was a politician, so both serve somebody or something. In Cicero’s “On Friendship” he bases his guides on what he has learned from important people in his life. In Marcus Aurelius’ “Meditations” he bases his guide off of what he has learned as an emperor with stoic views. Some of what he Aurelius has learned is different from Cicero’s view of stoicism; an example of this is in section seven of Meditations. Section seven of Meditations is about what Aurelius learned from his tutor. He states, “Endure hardship, and have few needs; to do things for myself and not

Being born into the senatorial class, Julius Caesar was to serve in the army and in the senate. He quickly rose through political rankings. He started off being elected as a quaestor in 69 BCE, it was his duty to supervise the financial affairs of the state. In 65 BCE, he was appointed Adele, which meant he was in charge of the public entertainment. He was very serious about this position and made sure people would be happy as long as they had access to varied and enjoyable entertainment. He put on festivals for many to enjoy, and built a

In “The Handbook”, Epictetus provides a way of life a stoic should follow to be a good member of the society, which is a life detached from things one cannot change and focused instead on things that can be improved. For instance, he asked people to care none about the way others would judge them as he quoted “If anyone tells you that such a person speaks ill of you, don't make excuses about what is said of you, but answer: "He does not know my other faults, else he would not have mentioned only these."” Through this quote, Epictetus wanted all stoics to know all their faults better than anyone else can say about them. Hence, the person would not be disturbed by the way the society view him or her as well as would be able to control and fix

Tiberius Gracchus and Cicero were two men who were both concerned with wellness of the citizens of Rome; however, they had different opinions on the best way to achieve political advancements. Throughout the different generations of the two men, the same issues plagued Rome, and throughout their lifetimes the separate factions of the senate became more polarized as they continued to disagree about the fate of Rome. Cicero wrote letters to his friends and family which today offer great primary information about what it was like in Rome during the late republic. In our virtual reality game, Saeculum, I get firsthand insight into the issues that plagued Rome when my clients come to me with the issues of land, food, and water. I am tasked with

Have you ever waged war against your wife? Caesar Octavian Augustus did. Augustus was a great leader. Leaders are necessary because they need to show leadership amongst the people and unite the people as one doing anything to keep them safe. Caesar Octavian Augustus was one of Rome’s greatest leaders by showing that at the age of 19, he can rule one of the most powerful nations by any means including war (http://www.pbs.org/empires/romans/empire/augustus.html)

Background Cicero was one of the greatest orators in Ancient Rome. He was not of noble birth, but in 64 BCE became consul, one of the most powerful offices in the Roman Republic. Cicero's time as consul was difficult, and he successfully prevented an overthrow of the Republic and his own assassination. Once Julius Caesar began to amass more and more personal power, however, he receded from active politics because he believed the ideals of the Republic would be diffused with tyranny. Once Caesar was assassinated, Cicero again became popular but because of his dislike (public and private) of Mark Antony, as Antony's power grew, Cicero's diminished. He was killed in December 43 BCE after being declared an enemy of the Republic.

     Cicero was a member of the Senate during the time of Catiline’s Conspiracy. His life was

Among the virtues, Cicero grants precedence to the fellowship of men and deems justice “the most illustrious of the virtues, on account of which men are called ‘good’” (9). Consequently, Cicero enumerates in detail the ways in which one can exemplify this virtue, so as to be considered a good man. The duties of justice concern themselves “with preserving fellowship among men, with assigning to each his own, and with faithfulness to agreements one has made” (7). For the political man, maintaining community among citizens is the foremost duty of justice. As to the subliminal caveat for the populace, which allows one to determine the justness of a man, Cicero posits, “on the question of keeping faith, you must always think of what you meant, not of what you said” (18). Furthermore, of injustice, Cicero asserts, “nothing deserves punishment more than that of men who, just at the time when they are most betraying trust, act in such a way that they might appear to be good men” (19). This interpolation, as Cicero completes the doctrine concerning justice, portends the purpose of his third virtue.

Primarily, it is sometimes acceptable to be immoral or unethical as a result it allows us to learn from our mistakes. Learning from your mistakes can create good habits and learning experiences. When you make mistakes for example Timmy hear gets in a fight with the bully of the school, Timmy goes to Iss and hopefully he learns from the punishment at home and the punishment at school. Everybody in this world makes mistakes, but most of them can be fixed. When you make mistakes you get in trouble, When you get in trouble you learn from your mistakes. Thus people make mistakes, if they were perfect, we would have the perfect world with no problems.

Because Octavian had the name of Caesar, a legion compiled of Julius Caesar’s veterans were loyal to him however he could not use them unless he gained imperium. Although Augustus disliked Brutus and did not want to associate with the conspirators who had assassinated his newly adopted father, he knew that he had to support the Senate so that they would appoint him pro-praetor. The senate needed Octavian’s legions to help them fight Mark Antony in Mutina therefore they allowed him to become the youngest pro-praetor so that he could gain imperium to use the legions. Although Mark Antony was defeated at Mutina in 43BC, the senate’s consuls were killed during the battle leaving the remaining legions in the control of Octavian. When the senate ordered Octavian to hand the command of their legions to Decimus Brutus, Octavian refused taking permanent command of them for himself with the justification that they would refuse to fight under the command of those who conspired against Julius Caesar.

Similarly, sharing views with Cicero is Seneca, and his work, On Mercy, originally written for the emperor of his time, Emperor Nero. On Mercy is essentially a mirror for princes and how Seneca believes they should rule. In summary, mercy, which is like pardon and forgiveness, is essential and should be within the prince’s discretion while ruling (Seneca 1995). The premise is if you have the power to hold any grudge against any person, then you also have the power to mercy them. In other words, there is an assumption that there is an inevitable altruistic character inside everyone, including rulers. However, sometimes people who show mercy may be weak for choosing the easy way out or making themselves look vulnerable (Seneca 1995). Furthermore,

America has gone through an extensive moral and ethical history, from slavery to modern marriage rights. In the modern day many people are brought up with what typically would be regarded as good morals and ethics, yet as they grow up into adults many commit unethical or immoral acts. Those that are not brought up with what the majority of society thinks is ideal, probably were still taught by their parents what they believed to be correct, even though their way of thinking may be considered outdated and incorrect in current modern times. The majority of all acts that are undesirable are not purely the fault of the committer, but come from external sources and influences that then make the unethical act seem acceptable. So even though people in our society may start with a solid foundation of ethics and morals in many cases, why do they end up committing these harmful unethical and immoral acts? Surely not everyone who does something unethical or immoral has the intent of causing harm, just as all that do good do not always realize the positive outcome that they may have. As Humans we have a natural understanding of what is moral, and ethical. However that does not stop our influences, like culture and family, from disrupting what we naturally know. No one has perfect morals or ethical values because all that influence us makes that a near impossible goal to achieve, and even then life factors will always affect us.