History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps HoP 100 - Michael Trapp and Caroline Humfress on Ancient Culture and Philosophy
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Oct 28, 2012 AI Snips
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Romans Read Greek Too
- From the first century BC educated Romans typically read both Latin and Greek.
- Latin lagged as a philosophical language despite Roman bilingualism.
Cicero: Rhetorician, Not Philosophical Canon
- Cicero became a Latin classic in rhetoric but not a philosophical canon.
- His philosophical works mainly report Greek doctrines rather than offer original systems.
Stoicism's Unclear Role In Roman Law
- Stoic concepts appear in juristic writing but direct influence is uncertain.
- Gaius sometimes abandons philosophical conclusions to defer to Roman civil law.