Characters from On the Good Life

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Cicero - This person had an elite education in Rome where he studied philosophy and rhetoric and ardently defended the governmental structure of the Roman republic.

Scipio Africanus the Younger - This individual was widely regarded as an excellent orator and was famous for his opposition to Tiberius Gracchus.

Julius Caesar - This person was a famed destroyer of the Roman republic and was assassinated.

Cicero's Son - On Duties is dedicated to this person.

Quintus Mucius Scaevola - This person is featured prominently in "Laelius: On Friendship" and "On the Orator"...
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