CICERO'S PRINCIPLES

Cicero ‘did not hate the dictator as a man. But he did hate the fact that Caesar had no desire to restore the Republic.’ - supported the assassination out of republican principle

Karen Tempest

Cicero ‘evolved a constructive idea which shone out bravely amidst the gloomy struggle between Optimates and Populares.’ - genuinely believed in the concordia ordinum

H. H. Scullard

Cicero ‘differed but little from the majority whose own future careers were uppermost in their mind.’ - not as principled as he made out

Jeremy Paterson

Cicero’s speeches were based on ‘self-fashioning strategies’ to construct ‘multiple personae’ as ‘alternatives to traditional sources of authority.’ - political philosophy was really just oratorical techniques to increase his influence

Joanna Kenty