Politics of the Late Republic Critical Quotes

Here are some critics quotes that I have compiled concerning Cicero, Caesar and Cato (the Younger). Hopefully more to come!

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Caesar 'was seen as the anti-establishment figure’
Mary Beard
1 of 10
'The more [Caesar] flaunted his misdemeanours, the more they liked him’
Robert Harris
2 of 10
‘All great dictators, or charismatic leaders, address their followers’
Robert Harris
3 of 10
Caesar's ' military image only strengthened his popular appeal’
Mary Beard
4 of 10
‘Caesar’s death only served to assure the very thing it sought to destroy’
Mary Beard
5 of 10
‘Cicero was an advocate, the best advocate Rome had’
Yasmina Benferhat
6 of 10
‘Cicero, who considered political involvement the public embodiment of private virtue and striving for the common good to be the most worthy pursuit of any citizen’
Dan Hanchey
7 of 10
‘Cicero, although he deplores Cato’s stoic rigidity, shows a high opinion of his eloquence’
Haviland Nelson
8 of 10
‘Cato tried to convey to others his own deep concern with Roman politics’
Haviland Nelson
9 of 10
‘Cicero shows that [Cato] was both fearless and eloquent’
Haviland Nelson
10 of 10

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Robert Harris

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'The more [Caesar] flaunted his misdemeanours, the more they liked him’

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Robert Harris

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Mary Beard

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Mary Beard

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