Person
Cicero
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History & CivilizationsWho is Cicero in the Agency editorial?
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE) was a Roman statesman, orator and writer. Issue.10 names him once, as the credit of a sentence about books in the caption of the image of the section 10.6.1 In the Lenses of Thi.
In short
Cicero was a Roman statesman, orator and writer of the 1st century BCE. In the Agency editorial he is named once, in Issue.10, with his full name Marcus Tullius Cicero. The name is the credit of the caption of the image in the section 10.6.1 In the Lenses of Thi, inside Pandora's Box: the caption says that a house without books is like a body without a soul. The author's prose does not mention him, and the edition does not say which work the sentence comes from.
Key facts
- Which edition names Cicero?
- Issue.10, Numbers, in the section 10.6.1 In the Lenses of Thi. The name appears only in the caption of the image, as Marcus Tullius Cicero.
- What sentence does the edition credit to him?
- That a house without books is like a body without a soul. No work or source is given for it.
- Does the author comment on Cicero?
- No. The caption is the only mention, and the author's prose in Issue.10 does not discuss him.
Who is Cicero?
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, orator and writer, born in 106 BCE and killed in 43 BCE. He was consul of the Roman Republic in 63 BCE, and his works include On Duties and On the Republic. These facts come from outside the edition and are marked for verification.
How does Cicero appear in Issue.10?
Near its end, Issue.10 has the section 10.6 Pandora's Box, whose first part is 10.6.1 In the Lenses of Thi. That part holds one image, and its caption is a sentence credited to Marcus Tullius Cicero: a house without books is like a body without a soul. The edition adds nothing about him, and he is not named anywhere else in the editions.
Source editions
Where this entry comes from in the Agency editorial.