Classical World

Primary Source 3: Res Gestae Divi Augusti

Excerpts from Augustus' Res Gestae.Source at Fordham

Cicero Letters Excerpts

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.

Julius Caesar Civil War Excerpt

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.

Primary Source 1: First Catilinarian by Cicero

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:...