Eternal Lawyer: A Legal Biography of Cicero

xvi, 264 pp. "...it was during Cicero's lifetime that the foundations were laid for Roman jurisprudence, which has profoundly influenced the legal systems of all civilized countries. Cicero has been called "the epitome of all the vanities and virtues, aspirations and failures, contrasts, compromises, and accomplishments of the legal profession generally." Much has been written about him as an orator, writer, statesman, and politician--but here for the first time he is presented as a great lawyer."