Cicero the Statesman

Klappentext This book is a critical description of Cicero's political life and influence during the last years of the Roman Republic. Zusammenfassung This book! originally published in 1967! is a critical description of Cicero's political life and influence during the last years of the Roman Republic. Professor Smith assesses Cicero's aims and his contribution to the politics and policies of the last years of the Republic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; Introduction; 1. The Italian background and arpinum; 2. His education and career to 71 BC; 3. The political situation at Rome in 71 BC; 4. The rise of Pompey and military power; 5. Cicero's Verrines to the Praetorship; 6. The rise to the Consulship; 7. The Catilinarian Conspiracy and Cicero's achievement; 8. The rise of the First Trimvirate; 9. Cicero's exile and return; 10. From Luca to the civil war; 11. Caesar and Cicero - 49 to 44 BC; 12. Cicero's last fight for the Republic; Select bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: R. E. Smith, R.e. Smith
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.03.2010
• EAN: 9780521131438
• ISBN: 978-0-521-13143-8
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; European History, Latin, HISTORY / Ancient / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Ancient & Classical, Literary studies: classical, early & medieval, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval