The Life of Cicero Volume II Chapter 7 - Marcellus, Ligarius and Deiotarus Part 1

In which we behold the sombre aftermath of civil strife as Cicero navigates the delicate politics of Caesar’s ascendancy, delivering measured praises and pleas for clemency in a Rome transformed by conquest and concession. Amidst these shifting fortunes, personal sorrows interlace with public duties, most notably in Cicero’s familial trials and his son’s hesitant foray into the world, casting a poignant shadow over the twilight of the Republic.