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
The Tusculan Inquiries had followed, in which he had set forth, in five books, the five great rules of living well.
From The Life of Cicero Volume II. by Trollope, Anthony
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
The apprehension of future punishment, as in the Tusculan Disputations, is laid entirely aside, and it is assumed as a principle, that, after death, we either shall not be miserable, or be superlatively happy.
From History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II by Dunlop, John
In the disparaging references to the Latin writers on Greek philosophy before the appearance of his own Tusculan Questions and Academics, he makes no exception in favour of Lucretius.
From The Roman Poets of the Republic by Sellar, W. Y.
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