The "Harry Potter" series by J.K. Rowling features a Professor of Divination. Divination, the study of signs from the gods to predict the future, was a crucial feature of Greek and Roman life. Which one of these Roman authors wrote a work, De Divinatione ("On Divination"), in which the characters debate the pros and cons of this practice?
a. Boethius
b. Cicero
c. Lucretius
d. Seneca
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a. Boethius
b. Cicero
c. Lucretius
d. Seneca
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Marcus Tullius Cicero
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January 3, 106 BC – December 7, 43 BC
A Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. Cicero is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.
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"A room without books is like a body without a soul."
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
"If you have a garden and a library, you have everything you need."
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
— Marcus Tullius Cicero
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