The complete online text of Academica by Cicero.

Marcus Tullius Cicero, the undisputed master of oratory in ancient Rome, was perhaps more successful and more abidingly influential as a practitioner of his art than any other orator in any other age. The man whose name quickly became synonymous with elo...

Marcus Tullius Cicero, the undisputed master of oratory in ancient Rome, was perhaps more successful and more abidingly influential as a practitioner of his art than any other orator in any other age. The man whose name quickly became synonymous with elo...

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) was Rome's greatest orator and a prolific writer of verse, letters, and works on philosophy, politics, and rhetoric that greatly influenced European thought. Cicero was born on Jan. 3, 106 BC, at Arpinum near Rome, the e...

PATRON MUSIC'S ACADEMICA line of student band instruments now includes flutes, trumpets, clarinets, trombones, and French horn, all designed with the performers in mind. Patron Music recognizes the problems faced by students who acquire student-level instruments only to find out later that their...

Compared to the nonagenarian Sndor Vegh, the 83-year-old Gunter Wand is a mere boy. It seemed odd, therefore, that Vegh's way of playing Schubert with his Camerata Academica of the Salzburg Mozarteum was, to a contemporary audience, so much more modern. In the...

Sheffield United was relegated from the English Premier League after losing to visiting Wigan 2-1 Sunday, and West Ham stayed in the top division by beating champion Manchester United 1-0.With last-place Watford and Charlton already relegated to the Football League Championship, three more teams were...