Sammlung Tusculum Series

Rhetorik in Frage Und Antwort / Partitiones Oratoriae

de Legibus / UEber Die Gesetze

M. Tulli Ciceronis Cato Maior de Senectute / Cato Der AEltere UEber Das Alter

M. Tulli Ciceronis Laelius de Amicitia / Laelius UEber Die Freundschaft

Das Hoechste Gut Und Das Schlimmste UEbel / de Finibus Bonorum Et Malorum

Die Reden Gegen Verres / In C. Verrem

UEber Die Ziele Des Menschlichen Handelns / de Finibus Bonorum Et Malorum

Brutus gives an account of the Roman tradition of public and law-court speeches from its beginning to what Cicero described as the polished and entertaining speeches of his own day. Along the way Cicero has interesting things to say about the influence of the speaker's audience on his style and technique. Also notable here is an autobiographical sketch.

Cicero's own very wide practical experience informs Orator, which depicts the ideal speaker. Here he details the principles of eloquent oratory and quotes instructive examples. Both works date from 46 BCE and are dedicated to the author's promising young friend, Brutus, later famous in the conspiracy against Caesar.