
De Natura deorum
by Cicero
Occult PhilosophyHermeticismModern
Chapters
193
Total Words
158,451
Reading Time
634 min
Published
1718
Table of Contents
1.Preface
1 min2.M. TULLIL GICERONIS
4 min3.M. C. b
12 min4.D. 1 29.)
37 min5.C. Academic Criticism of Epicurean Theology Ch. xx1 § 57—
8 min6.M. C. d
21 min7.C. could have met with an independent treatise, whether Academic
8 min8.M. C.
22 min9.C. Codex Leidensis (Heinsianus) no. 118, written in the xuth century (A in
1 min10.V. Codex Vindobonensis no, 189, written in the xth century. Defective,
2 min11.X. denotes the consensus of Orelli’s mss.
1 min12.I. Cum multae res in philosophia nequaquam satis adhuc 1
4 min13.III. Multum autem fluxisse video de libris nostris, quos 6
4 min14.VI. Sed jam, ut omni me invidia liberem, ponam in medio 13
1 min15.C. Cottam, familiarem meum, accurate sane et diligenter de dis
2 min16.VIII. Tum Velleius fidenter sane, ut solent isti, nihil tam ve- 18
13 min17.XVI. Exposui fere non philosophorum judicia, sed deli-
3 min18.XVIII. Ac de forma quidem partim natura nos admonet, 46
1 min19.XIX. Haec quamquam et inventa sunt acutius et dicta sub-
1 min20.M. C. 2
4 min21.XXI. Tum Cotta comiter, ut solebat: Atqui, inquit, Vellei,
3 min22.XXIII. Quod enim omnium gentium generumque hominibus
3 min23.C. Vellei, usque ad hance aetatem perduxisti, priusque te quis de
1 min24.XXV. Hoc persaepe facitis, ut, cum aliquid non veri simile 69
15 min25.XXXII. Etenim enumerasti memoriter et copiose, ut
1 min26.V. L. p. 461. 25 decreverint ABCBK, decreverunt EUYTC Sch. Or. Ba.
2 min27.M. C, 3
3 min28.XXXVI. Et eos vituperabas, qui ex operibus magnificis 100
3 min29.XXXVIII. Hoe, per ipsos deos, de quibus loquimur, quale tandem
7 min30.XLII. Quid est autem, quod deos veneremur propter ad-
6 min31.I. Harleian ms 2511, 15th cent. Parchment quarto very
1 min32.L. Harleian ms 4662, latter part of the 15th cent., parchment.
1 min33.M. Harleian ms 5114, latter part of the 15th cent., parchment
1 min34.C. ms 790 Dd. xiii. 2, in the Cambridge University Library,
1 min35.Book m1 into 77 chapters. The collation given by Davies is imper-
1 min36.V. The Venice edition of 1471 printed by Vindellinus de Spyra.
2 min37.I. cum] tam 0. res} saepe res R. sint] sunt KM?. tum] tamen 10. 1
1 min38.M. C. 4
3 min39.IV. impulerit] impulit L. haec] hoc HI. expedire tam facile] t.
2 min40.V. qui] quod L. requirunt] perquirunt N. quid] quod B. quaque
2 min41.VI. Only a selection of the readings is given from this point.
1 min42.VIL. opportune] oport. IMC, peroport. N. trium] om. MCO!. M.]
1 min43.VIII. videretur] widetur BL. concilio] cons. IRC. Epicuri] Epi-
1 min44.IX. saecla] BKM thrice, saecula others, potest] BHKLO, non potest 9]
1 min45.X. qui] quod L. natura] naturam Z. intellegentis] BK, intelli-
1 min46.XI. discriptionem] KN, discrepationem B, disceptiongn H, descriptionem
3 min47.L. tum] dum IL, tam N. etiam] om. LO. in libro} in om.
1 min48.XIV. obtinere] opt. HLV, retinere N. intellegere...animantem] om. ©. 36
1 min49.XV. at Persaeus] atque persedius N, at Perses 0. dicit] HMNCRV, 38
1 min50.XVI. delirantium] deliberantium K. multo] multa K. induxerunt 42
2 min51.XIX. haec] haee autem C. quamquam et] quicquam et H, et om. K.
2 min52.XXI. atqui] atque KV, text V,, om. 0. quidem] om. RO. cum 57
1 min53.XXIII. argumentum esse] esse om. HN. leve] lene B. Diagoras] 62
1 min54.XXIV. oracula] oracla BKM, wocabula I. veri tamen similiora] ueri 66
2 min55.XXXVI. quod vos] MNCRV, quam uos BHIKL. hoe intelligerem...
2 min56.XXVII. solidi] solum B. idem] id R. in Venere] munere H, in-
1 min57.XXVIII. at] aut K. me hercule] me ercule B, hercule K, me hercle
1 min58.XXIX. ecquos] et quos BHKMV, throughout, and L here, quos et N, ad
2 min59.XXX. pudet] pudor B. venatoremque] ueneratoremque HV, text V,,
1 min60.XXXII. inscitia] inseita B, iustitia I, inscientia K, plane before inscitia C.
2 min61.XXXII. quem tibi] que tibi B, om. lacuna I. istuc pervenire...gra-
1 min62.XXXII. liberet] KMORV, juberet BL, widetur N. esse] om. H. usque |
1 min63.XXXIV. Silum] BK, sillum H'MR, sollum (but second 1 marked as spurious)
2 min64.XXXVI. delectantur] delectamur B, delectant L. volumus] nolumus
2 min65.XXXIX. at] ad BHKMNOCRV. licenter Fluentium] licentiam fruen- 109
1 min66.XL. vester] noster BC, widetur LO. , Vellei} MRV, welle BHIKLO, 1]]
4 min67.M. C. 3
3 min68.BOOK I CH.I § 1. 67
5 min69.BOOK I CH. § 3. 69
5 min70.BOOK I CH. It § 4. 71
4 min71.BOOK I CH. IL § 6. "3
5 min72.BOOK I CH. IV §8. 15
5 min73.BOOK 1 CH. V §11. 77
5 min74.BOOK I CH. V § 12. 79
5 min75.BOOK I CH. VI § 13. 81
2 min76.M. C. 6
2 min77.BOOK I CH. viII § 16. 83
5 min78.BOOK I CH. vill § 18. 85
5 min79.BOOK I CH vill § 18. 87
5 min80.BOOK I CH. VIII § 19. 89
3 min81.C. had just been translating the Zimaeus and he could scarcely have
2 min82.BOOK I CH. VIII § 20. 91
5 min83.BOOK I CH. Ix § 21, 93
5 min84.BOOK I CH. IX § 22. 95
5 min85.BOOK I CH. Ix § 22. 97
3 min86.M. C. 7
3 min87.BOOK I CH. X § 24, 99
4 min88.BOOK I cH. xX § 25. 101
3 min89.C. here departs even further from the truth in his phrase quae evr aqua
2 min90.BOOK I cH. xX § 25. 103
3 min91.C. himself, and that the author whom he follows could have said nothing of
2 min92.BOOK I CH. xX § 25. 105
5 min93.BOOK I CH. XI § 26. 107
1 min94.C. goes more into particulars with regard to the opotopepeia, A. materiam
4 min95.BOOK I CH. XI § 26. 109
5 min96.BOOK I CH. XI § 27. 111
5 min97.BOOK I CH. XI § 28. 113
5 min98.BOOK I CH. XII § 29. 115
5 min99.BOOK I CH. xt § 30. 117
5 min100.BOOK I CH. XII § 30. 119
5 min101.BOOK I CH. x1 § 33. 121
5 min102.BOOK I CH. XII § 33. 123
5 min103.BOOK I CH. XITL § 35. 125
3 min104.C. Leg. 118 lex est summa ratio insita in natura quae jubet ea quae facienda
3 min105.BOOK I CH. XIV § 36. 127
5 min106.BOOK I CH. XIV § 37. 129
3 min107.M. C. 9
3 min108.BOOK I CH. XV § 39. 131
4 min109.C. touches on this point here merely to make the whole theory more
1 min110.BOOK I CH. xv § 40. 133
4 min111.BOOK I CH. XVI § 43. 135
5 min112.BOOK I CH. XVI § 43. 137
5 min113.BOOK I CH. XVII § 45. 139
5 min114.BOOK I CH. Xvi § 46. 141
5 min115.BOOK I CH. XIx § 49. 143
5 min116.BOOK I CH. XIx § 49. 145
3 min117.M. C. 10
3 min118.BOOK I CH. XIx § 49. 147
5 min119.BOOK I CH. XIX § 50. 149
3 min120.L. x 97 9 @Oeia vows mpos tadta pndayn mpocayéabw GAN adetro’pyntos
2 min121.BOOK I CH Xx § 55, 151
5 min122.BOOK I CH. Xx § 55. 153
1 min123.C. gives the academic argument against necessity, agreeing so far with Epic.,
1 min124.C. argues against them in his treatise on the subject.
1 min125.C. AcapEMic CRITICISM OF THE EPICUREAN THEOLOGY,
2 min126.BOOK I CH. XxI § 58. 155
2 min127.C. maintains a particular interpretation of the Epicurean doctrine of plea-
4 min128.BOOK I CH. xx § 61. 157
4 min129.C. b. Weakness of the argument derived from universal consent :
1 min130.BOOK I CH. Xx1II § 62. 159
5 min131.BOOK I CH. XxiII § 63. 161
2 min132.M. C, ii
3 min133.BOOK I CH. XXIV § 66. 163
5 min134.BOOK I CH. XxIV § 66. 165
5 min135.BOOK I CH. xxv § 69, 167
5 min136.BOOK I CH, Xxv § 70. 169
5 min137.BOOK I CH. XXVI §71. Lgl
5 min138.BOOK I CH. XXVI § 72. 173
5 min139.BOOK I CH. XXVI $73. 75
5 min140.BOOK I CH. XXVII § 76. a i
3 min141.M. C. 12
3 min142.BOOK I CH. XXVIII § 77. 179
2 min143.C. returns to the first reason in §$ 81—85, only introducing the 3rd in
3 min144.M. Borb. vir 10). It is to the latter form that C. alludes, and also Apoll.
1 min145.BOOK I CH. XXVIII § 78. 181
5 min146.BOOK I CH. XxvUI § 79. 183
5 min147.BOOK I CH. XXIX § 81. 185
5 min148.BOOK I CH. Xxx § 82. 187
5 min149.BOOK I CH. XXxI § 84. 189
2 min150.C. gives, as an explanation of the title, guast maxime ratas, quia gravissimae
1 min151.C. allows the merit of perspicuity, /’n. 1 15 oratio me istius philosophi non
3 min152.BOOK I CH. XxxI § 86. 191
4 min153.BOOK I CH. XxxI § 88. 193
3 min154.M. C. ibs
2 min155.C. goes more into detail Fin. 1 22 (Epicurus) tollit definitiones, nihil de
1 min156.BOOK I CH. XXXII § 89. 195
5 min157.BOOK I CH. XXxII § 90. 197
5 min158.BOOK I CH. XXxIII § 92. 199
5 min159.BOOK I CH. XXXIII § 93, 201
5 min160.BOOK I CH, XXXIV § 93. 203
5 min161.BOOK I CH. Xxxv § 98. 205
4 min162.BOOK I CH. XxxviI § 101. 207
5 min163.BOOK I CH, XXXvII § 102. 209
2 min164.M. C. 14
2 min165.BOOK I CH. Xxxvimt § 105. 211
5 min166.BOOK I CH. Xxxvill § 107. 213
5 min167.BOOK I CH. XXXIx § 108. 215
5 min168.BOOK I CH. XL §111. 217
1 min169.M. p. 1089 rd pév HSdpevov ths capxds TO xalpovte Tis Wuyxis vmepetdortes,
3 min170.M. 1098 D), wept yaorépa, &© dvooroye Tip, wept yaotépa 6 Kata dvow
2 min171.BOOK I CH. XLI § 114. 219
2 min172.X. inflammasse templa Graeciae dicitur, quod parietibus includerent deos,
3 min173.BOOK I CH. XLIt § 117. 221
3 min174.M. 378).
3 min175.BOOK I CH. xt § 119. 223
5 min176.BOOK I CH, XLIr § 119. 225
2 min177.M. C. 15
3 min178.BOOK I CH. XLIV § 127. 227
19 min179.C. ¥. CLAY &
3 min180.Part IV. Philoctetes.
7 min181.book is clearly and conveniently arranged.
1 min182.M. TULLI CICERONIS AD M. BRUTUM ORATOR.
1 min183.M. TULL) CICERONIS DE-FINIBUS -BONORUM
1 min184.M. T. CICERONIS DE OFFICIIS LIBRI TRES, with Mar-
1 min185.M. TVLLI CICERONIS PRO C RABIRIO [PERDVEL-
1 min186.M. TULLII CICERONIS DE NATURA DEORUM
3 min187.Part I. Demy 8vo. 16s. Part II. Demy 8vo. 18s.
9 min188.Part II. De Adquirendo rerum dominio and De Adquirenda vel
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3 min190.Part II. From the Royal Injunctions of 1535 to the Accession of
16 min191.Book VI. _ By the same Editor. [Nearly ready.
10 min192.Part I. Chaps. I.—XIII. Edited with Notes Philological and Historical,
1 min193.IV. GERMAN.
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