Marcus Tullius Cicero

Cicero

Philippics I-II
Herausgeber: Easterling, P. E.; Ramsey, John T.

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This edition makes these two masterpieces of Latin literature accessible to students as works of literature and as historical sources. The commentary is the most thorough ever published in English, and no speech of Cicero covers a broader range of history than the Second Philippic, roughly 63 to 44 BC.

Produktdetails

• Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 203mm x 127mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 386g
• ISBN-13: 9780521422857
• ISBN-10: 052142285X
• Artikelnr.: 21837423

Autorenporträt

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 B.C.--43 B.C.) was a Roman statesman, author, and philosopher. He is considered one of the most influential writers in European history, and composed a number of treatises in philosophy and rhetoric.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
References and abbreviations
Map 1: the Roman world in 50 BC
Map 2: Rome in the Late Republic
Calendar of events of 44 BC
Introduction
1. Historical background
2. Survey of the primary sources
3. The Philippics
4. Prose rhythm
5. The text
M. TVLLI CICERONIS IN M. ANTONIVM ORATIO PHILIPPICA PRIMA
M. TVILLI CICERONIS IN M. ANTONIVM ORATIO PHILIPPICA SECVNDA
Commentary
Indexes.