The edition includes texts from the works of Cicero that are suitable for introducing students to Cicero as a personality. At the same time, they provide insights into the social and political conditions of the late Roman Republic. The edition is intended for beginners in reading: This is particularly addressed by the vocabulary notes and the layout, which illustrates sentence structure through columnar organization. The text work is supported and deepened by explanations of the content, secondary texts, illustrations, and exercises. This edition is particularly suitable for starting to read Cicero.