The first volume is the book “Cicero and His Friends.” In the book about Cicero, Boissier, skillfully using various literary and documentary materials, including especially the rich collection of letters of the great Roman orator, gave a remarkable description of Roman society in the era of the collapse of the republican system and the birth of the empire (1st century BC). BC), painted distinct, memorable portraits of both the last defenders of the republic Cicero, Caelius and Marcus Junius Brutus, and its gravediggers Caesar and Octavian Augustus. CONTENTS: E.D. Frolov. Roman history in the works of Gaston Boissier 7CICERO AND HIS FRIENDS. Essay on Roman society during the time of Caesar. Introduction. Letters of Cicero 41Chapter I. Cicero in public and private life 631. Public life of Cicero 632. Private life of Cicero 114Chapter II. Atticus 155Chapter III. Caelium. Roman youth in the time of Caesar 189Chapter IV. Caesar and Cicero 2351. Cicero and Caesar's camp in Gaul 2352. The winner and the vanquished after Pharsalus 279Chapter V. Brutus. His relations with Cicero 321Chapter VI. Octavius. Political Testament of Augustus 371 APPENDICES: Comments 401 Dictionary of ancient terms 440 List of abbreviations 443 Bibliography 445