Publisher's Synopsis
De Amicitia Scipionis Somnium est opus litterarium scriptum a Marco Tullio Cicerone, celebri oratore et philosopho Romano. Liber, qui inter opera Ciceronis philosophica numeratur, tractat de amicitia, eiusque virtutibus et necessitate in vita humana. Titulus operis refert ad somnium, quod vidit Publius Cornelius Scipio Africanus Maior, qui in somnio colloquium habuit cum patre et avo, qui etiam Scipiones fuerant, de amicitia et eius fructibus. Ciceronis opus continet etiam discussionem de natura amicitiae, eiusque gradibus et formis, et exempla amicorum virtutum in historia Romana. De Amicitia Scipionis Somnium est una ex Ciceronis clarissimis scripturis, quae adhuc auctoritatem et admirationem habet inter classicos scriptores.Were I to deny that I feel the loss of Scipio, while I leave it to those who profess themselves wise in such matters to say whether I ought to feel it, I certainly should be uttering a falsehood. I do indeed feel my bereavement of such a friend as I do not expect ever to have again, and as I am sure I never had beside. But I need no comfort from without, I console myself, and, chief of all, I find comfort in my freedom from the apprehension that oppresses most men when their friends die, for I do not think that any evil has befallen Scipio.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
