Times.--"In a series of interesting and not overcrowded chapters it presents this age in its form and habit, as it lived and moved, its social and intellectual atmosphere and the material conditions which surrounded it.... There is not a dull page in the book."
Oxford Magazine.--"A book which will be of the highest value to all who wish to gain an insight into the reality of life and character in the Rome of Cicero's day."
Atheneum.--"A very readable as well as learned monograph on an attractive subject.... We have found the book excellent reading."
Daily News.--"A work of brilliant scholarship and an admirable piece of writing."
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