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Selected Letters
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Paperback. Provides a brief biographical sketch of the Roman consul and orator, and gath his selected correspondence, in which he discusses social and political life the Roman Empire. Num Pages: 288 pages, maps. BIC Classification: BG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 18. Weight in Grams: 216.
The greatest orator in Roman history, Marcus Tullius Cicero remained one of the republic's chief supporters throughout his life, guided by profound political beliefs that illuminated his correspondence with both close friends and powerful aristocrats. A chronicle of a crumbling civilization during the era when the republic disintegrated and was replaced by despotism, his Letters portray a world dominated by characters who have since acquired almost mythic status - including Pompey, Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, and Mark Antony. Whether describing the vagaries of war, the collapse of Roman society, his beloved republic, or his own personal domestic dramas, all compellingly ... Read more
The greatest orator in Roman history, Marcus Tullius Cicero remained one of the republic's chief supporters throughout his life, guided by profound political beliefs that illuminated his correspondence with both close friends and powerful aristocrats. A chronicle of a crumbling civilization during the era when the republic disintegrated and was replaced by despotism, his Letters portray a world dominated by characters who have since acquired almost mythic status - including Pompey, Caesar, Brutus, Cassius, and Mark Antony. Whether describing the vagaries of war, the collapse of Roman society, his beloved republic, or his own personal domestic dramas, all compellingly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
288
Publication date
1986
Condition
New
Weight
216 g
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140444582
SKU
V9780140444582
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About Marcus Tullius Cicero
Translated with an introduction by D. R. Shackleton Bailey
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