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This speech from the trial of Caius Verres 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, examining noteworthy textual cruces and problems of interpretation. Latin text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction:
1. The Extortion Court
2. The Career of Verres
3. The Trial
4. The Political Implications of the Trial
5. The Transmission of the Text
Notes to the Introduction
Abbreviations
Bibliography
Sigla
Cicero: Verrines II, Book 1
Text and Translation
Commentary
Indexes

Cicero Verrines II.1

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

    Book Synopsis
    This speech from the trial of Caius Verres 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, examining noteworthy textual cruces and problems of interpretation. Latin text with facing translation, introduction and commentary.

    Table of Contents

    Preface
    Introduction:
    1. The Extortion Court
    2. The Career of Verres
    3. The Trial
    4. The Political Implications of the Trial
    5. The Transmission of the Text
    Notes to the Introduction
    Abbreviations
    Bibliography
    Sigla
    Cicero: Verrines II, Book 1
    Text and Translation
    Commentary
    Indexes

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