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Political Speeches Cicero

Political Speeches By Cicero

Political Speeches by Cicero


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Summary

Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. This book presents nine speeches which reflect the development, variety, and drama of his political career. These new translations achieve new standards of accuracy.

Political Speeches Summary

Political Speeches by Cicero

'Two things alone I long for: first, that when I die I may leave the Roman people free...and second, that each person's fate may reflect the way he has behaved towards his country.' Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. This book presents nine speeches which reflect the development, variety, and drama of his political career,among them two speeches from his prosecution of Verres, a corrupt and cruel governor of Sicily; four speeches against the conspirator Catiline; and the Second Philippic, the famous denunciation of Mark Antony which cost Cicero his life. Also included are On the Command of Gnaeus Pompeius, in which he praises the military successes of Pompey, and For Marcellus, a panegyric in praise of the dictator Julius Caesar. These new translations preserve Cicero's rhetorical brilliance and achieve new standards of accuracy. A general introduction outlines Cicero's public career, and separate introductions explain the political significance of each of the speeches. Together with its companion volume, Defence Speeches, this edition provides an unparalleled sampling of Cicero's oratorical achievements.

Table of Contents

Against Verres (In Verrem I) ; Against Verres (In Verrem II.5) ; On the command of Gnaeus Pomeius (De imperio Cn. Pompeii) ; Against Catiline (In Catilinam I) ; Against Catiline (In Catilinam II) ; Against Catiline (In Catilinam III) ; Against Catiline (In Catilinam IV) ; For Marcellus (Pro Marcello) ; Philippic II

Additional information

GOR004267665
9780199540136
0199540136
Political Speeches by Cicero
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
20090129
400
N/A
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