Tusculan
Britishadjective
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Most of these characters had been earlier described by Cicero in his Tusculan Disputations.
From Scientific American ● Nov. 5, 2012
"You should keep the books of the philosophers for your Tusculan ease," he had said in the preceding chapter; and he speaks, in the same page, of "Plato's fabulous State."
From The Life of Cicero Volume II. by Trollope, Anthony
The first book De Republicâ, which was one of those read by Cicero to Sallust and some other friends, in his Tusculan villa, is, as already mentioned, imperfect at the commencement.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
He was much fascinated by the Stoic morality, and it has been noticed that the Tusculan Disputations and de Officiis are largely Stoic in tone.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various
In his very first letter to Einhart, who had been his preceptor, he quotes Horace and the Tusculan Questions.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
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