Why, a colleague asked me, should anyone be interested in a legal case that took place over two thousand and ninety years ago? My answer was simple. The case of Sextus Roscius shows how an efficient and successful use of pathos and ethos can turn a potentially hopeless case into one of triumph. Cicero’s client […]
Who was Cicero?
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), a Roman citizen, was from Arpinum, south-east of Rome and, by some accounts, came to Rome as a boy to study at one of the city’s leading schools of rhetoric. Other commentators claim his primary education in Rome was under the tutorship of a private master. This meant that he […]
Some Examples
A tale is told about the Buddha, Gautama (563-483BC), the Indian prince and spiritual leader whose teachings founded Buddhism. This short story illustrates that every one of us has the choice whether or not to take personal offence from another person’s behaviour.
