How to grieve with Pseudo-Cicero

Part VI of the Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers series

[Based on How to Grieve: An Ancient Guide to the Lost Art of Consolation, by Pseudo-Cicero, translated by Michael Fontaine. Full book series here.]

In 63 BCE Marcus Tullius Cicero was on top of the world. He was elected Consul, the highest political office in the Roman Republic, and he used the power of his office to thwart the Catiline conspiracy agains…