The Silver Age of the Greek World
The Silver Age of the Greek World
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Cicero is usually very hard on the Epicureans; it is, in fact, only when writing to Atticus that he makes concessions to his friend's principles. But when he is handling an enemy like Piso, there is no limit to his censure of this very demoralising theory. No doubt, he found language as violent as he desired in the Stoic and other Greek books against Epicurus, to which I referred in a former chapter.* The orator is describing the vulgarity and the vices of his opponent, and proceeds as follows:...' There is a kind of luxury reprehensible indeed and extrava- gant, but still the luxury of a gentleman. [We may suppose the orator was here pointing to such a case as that of Lucullus.] This man has nothing tasteful, elegant, attractive; there is nothing large about him but his lust. No ornamental plate; huge wine- cups, and by way of compliment to his origin, of Plaoentian ware; his table supplied, not with oysters or fish, but with joints of oyerkept meat. There are shabby slaves in attendance, aome* even old; the cook answers the door; there is no bread baked in his house, in foct no storeroom; his bread and wine are bought round the comer.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Cicero is usually very hard on the Epicureans; it is, in fact, only when writing to Atticus that he makes concessions to his friend's principles. But when he is handling an enemy like Piso, there is no limit to his censure of this very demoralising theory. No doubt, he found language as violent as he desired in the Stoic and other Greek books against Epicurus, to which I referred in a former chapter.* The orator is describing the vulgarity and the vices of his opponent, and proceeds as follows:...' There is a kind of luxury reprehensible indeed and extrava- gant, but still the luxury of a gentleman. [We may suppose the orator was here pointing to such a case as that of Lucullus.] This man has nothing tasteful, elegant, attractive; there is nothing large about him but his lust. No ornamental plate; huge wine- cups, and by way of compliment to his origin, of Plaoentian ware; his table supplied, not with oysters or fish, but with joints of oyerkept meat. There are shabby slaves in attendance, aome* even old; the cook answers the door; there is no bread baked in his house, in foct no storeroom; his bread and wine are bought round the comer.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Mahaffy, J. P. (John Pentland), 1839-1919 to read onlineMoreLess
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