Cicero, one of the greatest orators of all time and an important politician at the time of the downfall of the Roman Republic, has left in his writings a first-hand view of the age of Caesar and Pompey. However, readers need to learn how to interpret these writings and, as with any politician or orator, not to believe too easily what he says. This book is a guide to reading Cicero and a companion to anyone who is prepared to take the long but rewarding journey through his works. It is not in itself a biography, but may help readers to construct their own biographies of Cicero or histories of his age.…mehr
Cicero, one of the greatest orators of all time and an important politician at the time of the downfall of the Roman Republic, has left in his writings a first-hand view of the age of Caesar and Pompey. However, readers need to learn how to interpret these writings and, as with any politician or orator, not to believe too easily what he says. This book is a guide to reading Cicero and a companion to anyone who is prepared to take the long but rewarding journey through his works. It is not in itself a biography, but may help readers to construct their own biographies of Cicero or histories of his age.
Andrew Lintott is Emeritus Fellow, Worcester College, Oxford.
Inhaltsangabe
I. Reading Cicero 1: Reading Events 2: The Texts of the Speeches 3: Truth and Fiction II. Reading Oratory 4: Cicero's Forensic Baptism: The Pro Quinctio 5: More Problems of Partnership: The Pro Quinto Roscio Comoedo 6: Property and Violence: The Pro Tullio and Pro Caecina 7: The Citadel of the Allies 8: The Defence of Good Men: The Other Side of the Quaestio de Repetundis 9: Treason and Other Crimes against the Roman People III. History in Speeches and Letters 10: Candidature and Consulship 11: The Aftermath of the Consulship 12: The Gang of Three and Clodius 13: After the Return IV. History and Ideas 14: The Search for Otium 15: The Governor and the Approach of Civil War 16: The Mediator and the Partisans 17: Living with Dictatorship 18: The Ides of March and After 19: Answering the Republic's Call 20: Epilogue
I. Reading Cicero 1: Reading Events 2: The Texts of the Speeches 3: Truth and Fiction II. Reading Oratory 4: Cicero's Forensic Baptism: The Pro Quinctio 5: More Problems of Partnership: The Pro Quinto Roscio Comoedo 6: Property and Violence: The Pro Tullio and Pro Caecina 7: The Citadel of the Allies 8: The Defence of Good Men: The Other Side of the Quaestio de Repetundis 9: Treason and Other Crimes against the Roman People III. History in Speeches and Letters 10: Candidature and Consulship 11: The Aftermath of the Consulship 12: The Gang of Three and Clodius 13: After the Return IV. History and Ideas 14: The Search for Otium 15: The Governor and the Approach of Civil War 16: The Mediator and the Partisans 17: Living with Dictatorship 18: The Ides of March and After 19: Answering the Republic's Call 20: Epilogue
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