History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Vol. II

book closes, Balbus is next requested to give the sentiments of the

Stoics, on the subject of the gods, to which, making a slight excuse, he consents. His first argument for their existence, after shortly alluding to the magnificence of the world, and the prevalence of the doctrine, is “the frequent appearance of the gods themselves. In the war with the Latins,” he continues, “when ...