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Selected political speeches of Cicero

Cicero, Marcus Tullius1989
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As the Roman Republic lurched to its close, amid corruption, ruthless power struggles and gross inequality, Cicero produced some of the most stirring and eloquent speeches ever written. Whether he is quashing the Catiline conspiracy, defending the poet Archais or railing against Mark Anthony in the Philippics - The magnificent speeches in defense of liberty that cost him his life - cicero vividly evokes for us the cut and thrust of the Roman assembly, Senate and court rooms. This excellent modern translation also enables readers to understand why Cicero was for centuries a major influence on prose writers and political thinkers of ever kind.
Main title:
Selected political speeches of Cicero / translated with an introduction by Michael Grant.
Author:
Cicero, Marcus Tullius, authorGrant, Michael, 1914-2004, translator, contributor
Imprint:
London ; New York : Penguin, 1989.©1973
Collation:
335 pages : maps ; 19 cm.
Series title:
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-324) and index.Translated from the Latin.
ISBN:
0140442146014044214697801404421449780140442144 (paperback)
Dewey class:
875.01
Language:
EnglishLatin
BRN:
124904
LocationCollectionCall numberStatus/Desc
Library at the Dock-LiteratureLITER 875.01 CICEOn loan - Due: 16 Jul 2026
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