Selected Works Author:Marcus Tullius Cicero, Michael Grant (Translator) Lawyer, philosopher, statesman and defender of Rome's Republic, Cicero was a master of eloquence and his pure literary and oratorical style and strict sense of morality have been a powerful influence on European literature and thought for over 2000 years. This selection demonstrates the diversity of his writing. — Against Verres, 1 Twenty-thr... more »ee letters The second. Phillipic against Antony On duties, 3 On old age« less