http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/cicero Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:40:45 -0400 Wed, 17 Jun 2026 04:40:45 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/687/lucius-sergius-catalina-villain-or-victim-the-famed-cicero-as-a-violent-aggressor By Lauren E. Raubaugh - Catilina was of a patrician birth, of a family much more established than Cicero’s own bloodline, but something – whether his incurred debt, strong personality, or rumors of his many indiscretions – kept him from finding success in his campaigns to become consul. A more direct reason for this failure, at least in 65 and 66 BCE, was a charge of extortion, illegally amassing wealth for himself while propraetor in Africa from 67-66 BCE. He was likely guilty, but such a charge is a far cry from the eventual accusations of murder – and, of course, of conspiracy. Regardless,... Tue, 28 Aug 2012 12:01 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/687/lucius-sergius-catalina-villain-or-victim-the-famed-cicero-as-a-violent-aggressor http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/260/political-ideals-versus-political-realities-a-dilemma-of-theory By Daniel S. Guenther - In a continuum with idealism and realism at opposite ends, their positions would be as follows: Plato the most idealist, Aristotle the most moderate and Cicero the most realist. While Cicero best exemplifies the realist position, a full understanding of his take on the subject includes understanding that he 1) favored practicality and feasibility, 2) espoused the benefits of real life experience in the political world and, 3) saw ultimate virtue as spending time on things useful to the state. Cicero was generally right to say that that which is both practical and practicable makes for good institutional... Wed, 23 Jun 2010 08:05 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/260/political-ideals-versus-political-realities-a-dilemma-of-theory