Academica

This edition presents Cicero’s Academica, a foundational dialogue on Epicurean and Academic skepticism, freshly prepared for modern readers. The editor, a former tutor at Cambridge, builds on centuries of scholarship while correcting earlier inconsistencies and offering a reliable Latin text. It is designed to be accessible to students preparing for classical examinations at Oxford, Cambridge and beyond.

A thorough introduction outlines Cicero’s philosophical stance and the work’s literary history, followed by detailed notes that link linguistic quirks to their philosophical meaning. The commentary draws on the insights of 19‑century scholars such as Madvig and Baiter, yet the editor adds his own judicious emendations where older readings fall short. Whether you are a newcomer to Ciceronian Latin or a seasoned classicist, the edition aims to guide you through the arguments without sacrificing scholarly rigor.