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Political Speeches
Cicero
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Description for Political Speeches
paperback. 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. These new translations achieve new standards of accuracy. Translator(s): Berry, D. H. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 400 pages, 2 maps. BIC Classification: 2ADL; DB; DNS; JPH. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 197 x 129 x 19. Weight in Grams: 278.
'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 ... Read more
'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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199540136
SKU
V9780199540136
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