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Cicero, D. H. Berry
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Political Speeches
Cicero
Translated by D.H. Berry
400 pages
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2 maps
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196x129mm
978-0-19-954013-6
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Paperback
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29 January 2009
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- A unique selection of Cicero's most important political speeches which represent the development, variety, and drama of his political career.
- The translation preserves Cicero's literary, artistic, and emotional force as an orator, while achieving new standards of accuracy.
- A general introduction outlines Cicero's public career, and separate introductions explain the political significance of each of the speeches.
- The notes are fuller and more reliable than in any previous translation, and based on original scholarship.
- The edition includes an up-to-date scholarly bibliography, helpful glossary, and two maps.
- Companion edition to Cicero's Defence Speeches in Oxford World's Classics.
'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.
ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume
reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.Readership: Readers and students of Classics, Classical Civilization, Classical Studies, Ancient History, Politics, Cicero
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Cicero Translated by D.H. Berry, Senior Lecturer in Classics, University of Leeds
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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
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