When was Cicero Happy? On Moments of Happiness in a Normal and Extraordinary Life.
This paper explores the question of whether any circumstances, events or activities can be identified that may have made Cicero feel that he and / or other people were experiencing a moment or period of happiness in their private or public lives. By reviewing meaningful excerpts from a variety of Ci...
| Publicado en: | Symbolae Osloenses Vol. 85; no. 1; pp. 94 - 115 |
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2011
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