Classical World

Excerpts from Augustus' Res Gestae.Source at Fordham

Two documents from the era of Rome's second civil war. Second, excerpts from the last letters of Cicero. I sourced the text from public domain translations freely available.

Two documents from the era of Rome's second civil war. First, an excerpt from the opening of Julius Caesar's Civil War. I sourced the text from public domain translations freely available.

While serving as consul in 63 BC, Marcus Tullius Cicero uncovered a plot to overthrown Rome's government. In this famous speech, he identifies and marks for punishment that conspiracy's leader: Lucius Sergius Catalina.Text:...