sentences:  Cicero suffered the loss and destruction of his homes at the hands of Publius Clodius Pulcher in 58 BC, and later spoke in his speech "De Domo Sua" ("About His House") of the "dishonour" and "grief" that he experienced as a result.The demolition of a house for military purposes is often undertaken in very different ways to conventional civilian demolitions.In peacetime situations, demolition is merely the first stage in a process that is usually intended to clear the ground for subsequent re-use (for instance, replacing an old building with a newer one or decommissioning an old industrial building).