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Cicero’s first major triumph was the prosecution of Caius Verres for misgovernment in Sicily. This speech was given in the second part of the trial and shows the development of Cicero’s rhetoric. This edition communicates the literary flavour of the original and discusses the historical and political background to the trial, with examination of noteworthy textual cruces and problems of interpretation. [Latin text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.]

Cicero: Verrines II.1

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Cicero’s first major triumph was the prosecution of Caius Verres for misgovernment in Sicily. This speech was given in the... Read more

    Publisher: Liverpool University Press
    Publication Date: 01/01/1986
    ISBN13: 9780856682537, 978-0856682537
    ISBN10: 0856682535

    Number of Pages: 230

    Non Fiction , ELT & Literary Studies , Education

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    Cicero’s first major triumph was the prosecution of Caius Verres for misgovernment in Sicily. This speech was given in the second part of the trial and shows the development of Cicero’s rhetoric. This edition communicates the literary flavour of the original and discusses the historical and political background to the trial, with examination of noteworthy textual cruces and problems of interpretation. [Latin text with facing-page English translation, introduction and commentary.]

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