Here’s a very good paper from 2014 that discusses the importance of On Duties in the Western tradition.
It’s one of the best summaries out there, and I think readers will benefit from going through it. The writers call it a “core text for every curriculum.”
To learn more, check out my translation of On Duties here, which is specifically designed for the general reader who has no prior experience in the classics:
Quintus Curtius 
You must be logged in to post a comment.