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Roman educatio

“All that I have written, the whole of my effort, has been for the benefit of young people and for the greater glory of Rome” ( Second Philippic , p. 111). Now that you have studied Cicero, his life and his work, and as well Roman Republican values, let’s put your knowledge to work in an

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Roman educatio

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  1. “All that I have written, the whole of my effort, has been for the benefit of young people and for the greater glory of Rome” (Second Philippic, p. 111) Now that you have studied Cicero, his life and his work, and as well Roman Republican values, let’s put your knowledge to work in an ImitatioCiceronis

  2. Roman educatio • Ages 5-7: paedagogus/ tutor: home schooling • Ages 7-12: litterator / ludi magister: reading, writing • Ages 12-15: grammaticus: language, poetry • Ages 15-18+: rhetor: progymnasmata, suasoriae, controversiae

  3. Progymnasmata • Fable • Narrative • Proverb • Refutation • Confirmation • Commonplace • Encomium • Invective • Comparison • Impersonation • Description • Thesis and antithesis • Defend or attack a law

  4. For the next 15 minutes, compose one of the following a la Cicero. Incorporate in your piece key Roman valuesand rhetorical devices. Susasoriae(“persuasions”)” --A letter to your best friend, either • on a public matter, or • on a private matter --Any portion of a philosophical treatise, either • de iuventate (“On Youth”), or • de amore (“On Love”) Controversiae (“arguments”): --Any portion of a political speech, either • an attack on any contemporary political figure, or • a defense of a contemporary political figure At 11.40, I will call on you at random to share your work aloud. Deploy all of your oratorical skills in your presentation! AuleMeteli, known as the Etruscan Arringatore or orator, 100 BCE (Florence, MuseoArchaeologico)

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