The First Oration of Cicero Against Cataline
Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 26,28 MB
Release : 1902
Category :
ISBN :
The First Oration Against C. Verres
Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Legare Street Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,72 MB
Release : 2023-07-18
Category :
ISBN : 9781019485590
Book Description
The First Oration Against C Verres is a classic work of Roman oratory by the famous statesman and philosopher Marcus Tullius Cicero. The speech was delivered in 70 BCE in defense of the Sicilian people against the corrupt practices of the governor Verres. The speech is a masterpiece of rhetorical persuasion and a scathing indictment of Verres' crimes. The book provides a fascinating glimpse into the politics, law, and culture of ancient Rome. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
On Government
Author : Cicero
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 870 pages
File Size : 20,24 MB
Release : 2006-02-23
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 0141912537
Book Description
These pioneering writings on the mechanics, tactics, and strategies of government were devised by the Roman Republic's most enlightened thinker.
Political Speeches
Author : Cicero
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 550 pages
File Size : 17,28 MB
Release : 2006-03-09
Category : History
ISBN : 0191605271
Book Description
'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.
In Defence of the Republic
Author : Cicero
Publisher : Penguin UK
Page : 370 pages
File Size : 47,97 MB
Release : 2011-09-29
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0141970936
Book Description
Cicero (106-43BC) was the most brilliant orator in Classical history. Even one of the men who authorized his assassination, the Emperor Octavian, admitted to his grandson that Cicero was: 'an eloquent man, my boy, eloquent and a lover of his country'. This new selection of speeches illustrates Cicero's fierce loyalty to the Roman Republic, giving an overview of his oratory from early victories in the law courts to the height of his political career in the Senate. We see him sway the opinions of the mob and the most powerful men in Rome, in favour of Pompey the Great and against the conspirator Catiline, while The Philippics, considered his finest achievements, contain the thrilling invective delivered against his rival, Mark Antony, which eventually led to Cicero's death.
The Tusculan Disputations of Cicero
Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher :
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 28,79 MB
Release : 1824
Category : Philosophy, Ancient
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Book Description
Cicero in Heaven
Author : Carl P.E. Springer
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 31,71 MB
Release : 2017-10-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9004355197
Book Description
In Cicero in Heaven: The Roman Rhetor and Luther’s Reformation, Carl Springer traces the historical outlines of Cicero’s rhetorical legacy, paying special attention to the momentous impact that he had on Luther, his colleagues at the University of Wittenberg, and later Lutherans. While the revival of interest in Cicero’s rhetoric is more often associated with the Renaissance than with the Reformation, it would be a mistake to overlook the important role that Luther and other reformers played in securing Cicero’s place in the curricula of schools in modern Europe (and America). Luther’s attitude towards Cicero was complex, and the final chapter of the book discusses negative reactions to Cicero in the Reformation and the centuries that followed.
Catilina's Riddle
Author : Steven Saylor
Publisher : Minotaur Books
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 25,59 MB
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1429908629
Book Description
"Saylor rivals Robert Graves in his knack for making the classical world come alive." --(ortland) Oregonian "Engrossing...Ironic and satisfying." -- San Francisco Chronicle The third in Saylor's Roma Sub Rosa novels featuring Gordianus the Finder. Gordianus, disillusioned by the corruption of Rome circa 63 B.C., has fled the city with his family to live on a farm in the Etruscan countryside. But this bucolic life is disrupted by the machinations and murderous plots of two politicians: Roman consul Cicero, Gordianus's longtime patron, and populist senator Catilina, Cicero's political rival and a candidate to replace him in the annual elections for consul. Claiming that Catilina plans an uprising if he loses the race, Cicero asks Gordianus to keep a watchful eye on the radical. Although he distrusts both men, Gordianus is forced into the center of the power struggle when his six-year-old daughter Diana finds a headless corpse in their stable. Shrewdly depicting deadly political maneuverings, this addictive mystery also displays the author's firm grasp of history and human character. On first publication back in 1994, Catilina's Riddle was a finalist for the Hammet Award.
Cicero and Roman Education
Author : Giuseppe La Bua
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 40,13 MB
Release : 2019-02-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 1107068584
Book Description
Presents the first full-length, systematic study of the reception of Cicero's speeches in the Roman educational system.
Classics in Progress
Author : T. P. Wiseman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 12,16 MB
Release : 2006-01-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780197263235
Book Description
The study of Greco-Roman civilisation is as exciting and innovative today as it has ever been. This intriguing collection of essays by contemporary classicists reveals new discoveries, new interpretations and new ways of exploring the experiences of the ancient world. Through one and a half millennia of literature, politics, philosophy, law, religion and art, the classical world formed the origin of western culture and thought. This book emphasises the many ways in which it continues to engage with contemporary life. Offering a wide variety of authorial style, the chapters range in subject matter from contemporary poets' exploitation of Greek and Latin authors, via newly discovered literary texts and art works, to modern arguments about ancient democracy and slavery, and close readings of the great poets and philosophers of antiquity. This engaging book reflects the current rejuvenation of classical studies and will fascinate anyone with an interest in western history.
