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Zusatztext A very useful guide to the frequently convoluted and often murderous politics of the late Republic. … This is a good read for both those familiar with the period or for those seeking an introduction to Roman political life in final era of the Republic. Informationen zum Autor Dr Kathryn Tempest is senior lecturer in Latin literature and Roman history at the University of Roehampton, UK. Her research interests focus on ancient oratory especially Cicero and the Attic orators. Vorwort Combining the latest scholarship with a highly readable style, Kathryn Tempest looks at Cicero the politician and orator, and the private man. Zusammenfassung Following the Civil War, and with renewed hopes for the restoration of the Roman Republic, Cicero launched a fierce attack on Mark Antony by delivering a series of speeches that cannot be matched for their vigour. It was these speeches that would be the cause of Cicero's death. This book tells his story. Inhaltsverzeichnis Prologue: A Master of Words and a Patriot 1. The Senate and the People of Rome 2. The Making of the Man 3. Climbing the Ladder of Offices 4. Cicero on the Attack 5. The New Man at Rome 6. Cicero's Bid for the Consulship 7. A Consulship and a Conspiracy 8. High Hopes and Shattered Dreams 9. Enemies, Exile and Return 10. Cicero and theTriumvirs 11. Clodius, Cicero and Milo 12. Away from Rome: Cilicia 13. Away from Rome Again: Civil War 14. Cicero and Caesar 15. The Tyranny of Antony 16. The Last Fight for LibertyEpilogue: The Head and the Hands of Cicero
List of contents
Prologue: A Master of Words and a Patriot
1. The Senate and the People of Rome
2. The Making of the Man
3. Climbing the Ladder of Offices
4. Cicero on the Attack
5. The New Man at Rome
6. Cicero's Bid for the Consulship
7. A Consulship and a Conspiracy
8. High Hopes and Shattered Dreams
9. Enemies, Exile and Return
10. Cicero and theTriumvirs
11. Clodius, Cicero and Milo
12. Away from Rome: Cilicia
13. Away from Rome Again: Civil War
14. Cicero and Caesar
15. The Tyranny of Antony
16. The Last Fight for Liberty
Epilogue: The Head and the Hands of Cicero
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'The picture of the cut and thrust of Roman politics is as beguiling as the man, and Tempest does an admirable job in bringing the orator's orator to life.' Good Book Guide
