Laelius de amicitia / Laelius über die Freundschaft

"He surely takes the sun out of the world, who takes friendship out of life." Thus spoke Laelius. Starting from the question of how he endures the death of his good friend Scipio Africanus, Cicero develops a lively dialogue about what true friendship is and what distinguishes a real friend. Written in the year before his death, Cicero appropriately dedicated this work to his own good friend Atticus.