Cicero by Anthony Everitt

Cicero by Anthony Everitt

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - An excellent introduction to a critical period in the history of Rome. Cicero comes across much as he must have lived: reflective, charming and rather vain.--The Wall Street Journal

All ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher combined.--John Adams

He squared off against Caesar and was friends with young Brutus. He advised the legendary Pompey on his botched transition from military hero to politician. He lambasted Mark Antony and was master of the smear campaign, as feared for his wit as he was for his ruthless disputations. Brilliant, voluble, cranky, a genius of political manipulation but also a true patriot and idealist, Cicero was Rome's most feared politician, one of the greatest lawyers and statesmen of all times.

In this dynamic and engaging biography, Anthony Everitt plunges us into the fascinating, scandal-ridden world of ancient Rome in its most glorious heyday--when senators were endlessly filibustering legislation and exposing one another's sexual escapades to discredit the opposition. Accessible to us through his legendary speeches but also through an unrivaled collection of unguarded letters to his close friend Atticus, Cicero comes to life as a witty and cunning political operator, the most eloquent and astute witness to the last days of Republican Rome.

Praise for Cicero

Everitt makes] his subject--brilliant, vain, principled, opportunistic and courageous--come to life after two millennia.--The Washington Post

Gripping . . . Everitt combines a classical education with practical expertise. . . . He writes fluidly.--The New York Times

In the half-century before the assassination of Julius Caesar . . . Rome endured a series of crises, assassinations, factional bloodletting, civil wars and civil strife, including at one point government by gang war. This period, when republican government slid into dictatorship, is one of history's most fascinating, and one learns a great deal about it in this excellent and very readable biography.--The Plain Dealer

Riveting . . . a clear-eyed biography . . . Cicero's times . . . offer vivid lessons about the viciousness that can pervade elected government.--Chicago Tribune

Lively and dramatic . . . By the book's end, he's managed to put enough flesh on Cicero's old bones that you care when the agents of his implacable enemy, Mark Antony, kill him.--Los Angeles Times

Augustus: The Story of Rome's First Emperor, Cicero: The Life and Times of Rome's Greatest Politician, and The Birth of Rome are all written by Anthony Everitt.

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ISBN 13	9780375758959
ISBN 10	037575895X
Title	Cicero
Author	Anthony Everitt
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2003-05-06
Number of pages	400
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