Description
Book SynopsisAmid the corruption and power struggles of the collapse of the Roman Republic, Cicero (106-43BC) produced some of the most stirring and eloquent speeches in history. A statesman and lawyer, he was one of the only outsiders to penetrate the aristocratic circles that controlled the Roman state, and became renowned for his speaking to the Assembly, Senate and courtrooms. Whether fighting corruption, quashing the Catiline conspiracy, defending the poet Archias or railing against Mark Antony in the Philippics - the magnificent arguments in defence of liberty which led to his banishment and death - Cicero''s speeches are oratory masterpieces, vividly evocative of the cut and thrust of Roman political life.
Table of ContentsIntroduction1 On the Command of Cnaeus Pompeius (In Support of the Manilian Law)
2 Against Lucius Sergius Catilina (i-iv)
3 In Defence of the poet Aulus Licinius Archias
4 In Defence of Marcus Caelius Rufus
5 In Defence of Titus Annius Milo
6 In Support of Marcus Claudius Marcellus
7 The First Philippic against Marcus Antonius
Appendixes
A). Key to Technical Terms
B). Further Reading
C). Maps
Index of Personal Names
