Ebook: Political Speeches
Author: Berry D. H., Cicero Marcus Tullius, Cicéron
- Tags: Discours latins, Politics and government, Politique, Speeches addresses etc. Latin, Livres numériques, Sources, Translations, Livre électronique (Descripteur de forme), Ressource Internet (Descripteur de forme), Cicero Marcus Tullius -- Translations into English, Speeches addresses etc. Latin -- Translations into English, Rome -- Politics and government -- 265-30 B.C. -- Sources, Discours latins -- Traductions anglaises, Rome -- Politique et gouvernement -- 265-30 av. J.-C -- Sources, Cicero Marcus Tu
- Series: Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
- Year: 2006
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- City: UK;Oxford;Rome;Rome antique;Rome (Empire
- Language: English
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"Cicero (106-43 B.C.) 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. They include 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."--Résumé de l'éditeur.