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Hortensius (Cicero)
''Hortensius'' or ''On Philosophy'' is a lost dialogue written by Marcus Tullius Cicero in the year 45 BC. The work taught that genuine human happiness is to be found by using and embracing philosophy.〔''Confessions'' III.4.7.〕 The dialogue is named after Cicero's friend, the speaker and politician Quintus Hortensius Hortalus. The two other discussants are Quintus Lutatius Catulus and Lucius Licinius Lucullus. This meeting takes place in Lucullus' villa. The dialogue survived into the sixth century AD, and today is extant only in fragments, preserved by Martianus Capella, Servius, Nonius Marcellus, and Augustine of Hippo. Out of the four, Augustine preserved the largest portion of text, although the work is still considered lost.
==History and composition==
The ''Hortensius'' was written during an unhappy time in Cicero's life. In 45 BC, Gaius Julius Caesar was serving as consul but was also acting as a ''de facto'' king much to Cicero's chagrin. Furthermore, Cicero's daughter, Tullia, had just recently died. Due to these great events, Cicero isolated himself in his villa at Astura, where he composed the now-lost ''Consolatio''. It is believed that he also wrote the ''Hortensius'' at this time, as well. The ''Hortensius'' was modeled on Greek protreptic literature and takes the form of a dialogue. The dramatic date for the piece is 62 BC, and it is set in the villa of Lucius Licinius Lucullus. In the dialogue, four speakers each defend a different branch of study: Quintus Lutatius Catulus defends poetry, Lucullus argues in favor of history, the eponymous Quintus Hortensius defends rhetoric, and Cicero himself praises the virtues of philosophy. According to F. J. Sheed, in the work, "Cicero attempts to persuade Quintus Hortensius Hortalus ... known for his defense of corrupted provincial governors, of the superiority of philosophy to sophistical rhetoric in facilitating genuine human happiness." In order to spread the wealth of Greek philosophy among the leading citizens of Rome, Cicero adapted and expanded upon Aristotle's ''Protreptikos'', one of the most famous and influential books of philosophy in the ancient world, inspiring its readers to appreciate a philosophical approach to life.〔Rabinowitz 1957, ''passim''.〕
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