Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus, as this Roman soldier called himself after ascending the imperial throne, was the most significant Roman statesman of the Late Roman Empire, alongside Caesar and Octavian. In the 2nd century AD, he saved the Empire from collapse and ensured its continued existence through his far-reaching reforms. Although he holds a significant … Read more
It seems that in rhetoric, the art of proper and beautiful verbal expression, Marcus Tullius Cicero had no equal. Having acquired a broad legal education from famous Roman jurists, Cicero turned to Greek philosophy and rhetoric, first studying under the Athenian Epicurean Phaedrus, and then under Diodotus, who taught him Stoic philosophy. Cicero actively participated … Read more
Towards the end of his life, the great Roman statesman and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 – 43 BC) turned away from his career in oratory and politics towards philosophy and religion, and in 45 BC he wrote the book “On the Nature of the Gods” (De Natura Deorum). In the form of a dialogue, … Read more
