Laelius de Amicitia

In particular, um, the De Officiis, or On Duties or On Offices, um, was a very important text for schoolboys to learn how to write in Latin, um, but also how to think about the ethical life and the ethical life, um, with a social dimension, right? It was meant about, you know, becoming something, um, in society, becoming a contributing member to society.

And then also very important for them, um, the work of these educational historians has revealed is the De Amicitia, the, uh, dialogue about friendship.

Yeah.

Just a shameless plug here for those listening.

Uh, [laughs] but, um, it is, it's been really enjoyable.

It had a lot of really good responses to it, and I'm sure we will continue, uh, with them.

De Amicitia, uh, his, uh, or Laelius, On Friendship, um, is...

It's one of the more moving ancient pieces, I think, that, that, uh, survives, um, and means a lot to me, and clearly, I agree, uh, means a lot to Shakespeare.