Chapter 1 - Introduction
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This book examines the role and influence of Greek philosophy in the final days of the Roman republic. It focuses primarily (although not exclusively) on the works and views Cicero, premier politician and Roman philosopher of the day, and Lucretius, foremost among the representatives and supporters of Epicureanism at the time.
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- Epicurus in RomePhilosophical Perspectives in the Ciceronian Age, pp. 1 - 8Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022