History 108 - The Age of Cicero:Politics,Philosophy and Culture at the End of the Roman Republic

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Claremont McKenna College

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Bjornlie The life, works, and death of Cicero is in some ways iconic for the last stages of the Roman Republic. Cicero's life spanned a period of intense political, social and intellectual change that would inevitably lead to the rise of autocratic emperors. Sometimes a participant, and always an acute observer of affairs in Rome, Cicero provides us with a remarkably detailed picture of an ancient society in evolution. This course will follow, and question the nature of, the end of the Roman Republic through a close inspection of Cicero's political speeches and court cases, letters to friends (and enemies), and moral and philosophical treatises. Offered every other year.

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1.50

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.claremontmckenna.edu/

Phone Number:

(909) 621-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Western Association of Schools and Colleges

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Semester

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