Plut. Cic.

Life of Cicero

It is said of Helvia, the mother of Cicero, that she was well born and lived an honourable life; but of his father nothing can be learned that does not go to an extreme. For some say that he was born and reared in a fuller’s shop, while others trace the origin of his family to Tullus Attius, an illustrious king of the Volscians, who waged war upon the Romans with great ability. However, the…Read now

Author: Plutarch
Chapters: 1-49
Translator: Bernadotte Perrin

Life of Cicero

Plutarch

translated by Bernadotte Perrin

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Bernadotte PerrinDefaultPerrin translationThe translation of Bernadotte Perrin, as printed in Plutarch's Lives (Loeb Classical Library).It is said of Helvia, the mother of Cicero, that she was well born and lived an honourable life; but of his father nothing can be learned that does not go to an extreme. For some say that he was born and reared in a fuller’s shop, while others trace the…

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