Philosophical dialogue · 44 BC
On Friendship (Laelius de Amicitia)
A dialogue on the nature and laws of friendship
Translated by Evelyn S. Shuckburgh (1900)
Cicero's dialogue on friendship, written in 44 BC and dedicated to Atticus. The aged Laelius, mourning his friend Scipio Africanus, tells his sons-in-law what friendship is, why it rests on virtue, and what its limits and duties are. Shuckburgh's translation, with the chapter numbers kept as plain leading numbers.
Contents · 27 parts
- Chapter I5 paragraphs
- Chapter II3 paragraphs
- Chapter III2 paragraphs
- Chapter IV4 paragraphs
- Chapter V4 paragraphs
- Chapter VI3 paragraphs
- Chapter VII7 paragraphs
- Chapter VIII2 paragraphs
- Chapter IX5 paragraphs
- Chapter X2 paragraphs
- Chapter XI1 paragraph
- Chapter XII2 paragraphs
- Chapter XIII4 paragraphs
- Chapter XIV2 paragraphs
- Chapter XV2 paragraphs
- Chapter XVI4 paragraphs
- Chapter XVII2 paragraphs
- Chapter XVIII2 paragraphs
- Chapter XIX1 paragraph
- Chapter XX2 paragraphs
- Chapter XXI3 paragraphs
- Chapter XXII1 paragraph
- Chapter XXIII2 paragraphs
- Chapter XXIV3 paragraphs
- Chapter XXV6 paragraphs
- Chapter XXVI4 paragraphs
- Chapter XXVII2 paragraphs