Political Speeches

Marcus Tullius Cicero (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

400 Seiten

2006
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-283266-5 (ISBN)

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Cicero 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.

'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.

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

Erscheint lt. Verlag	1.6.2006
Reihe/Serie	Oxford World's Classics
Co-Autor	D. H. Berry
Zusatzinfo	2 maps
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Literatur ► Essays / Feuilleton
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Politische Systeme
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Vergleichende Politikwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-19-283266-2 / 0192832662
ISBN-13	978-0-19-283266-5 / 9780192832665
Zustand	Neuware