In Defence of the Republic

Informationen zum Autor Cicero Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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 selection of speeches illustrates Cicero's fierce loyalty to the Roman Republic.

Product details

• Authors: Cicero, Marcus Tullius Cicero, Siobhan Mcelduff
• Assisted by: Siobhan Mcelduff (Editor), McElduff Siobhan (Editor), Siobhan Mcelduff (Translation)
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 29.09.2011
• EAN: 9780140455533
• ISBN: 978-0-14-045553-3
• No. of pages: 352
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 21 mm
• Series: Little Black Classics; Penguin Classics; Little Black Classics
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interviews; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Ancient & Classical, Classical texts, Ancient Rome, Ancient, classical and medieval texts