Select Orations Of Cicero - Cicero, Marcus Tullius
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Select Orations of Cicero: With English Notes (1866) is a book written by Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman statesman, lawyer, and philosopher. The book includes a selection of Cicero's most famous speeches, with English translations and explanatory notes. The speeches cover a range of topics, including politics, law, and philosophy, and provide a fascinating insight into the political and social issues of ancient Rome. The book is aimed at students of Latin and Roman history, as well as anyone interested in the oratorical skills of one of the greatest speakers of all time. The English notes…mehr

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Select Orations of Cicero: With English Notes (1866) is a book written by Marcus Tullius Cicero, a Roman statesman, lawyer, and philosopher. The book includes a selection of Cicero's most famous speeches, with English translations and explanatory notes. The speeches cover a range of topics, including politics, law, and philosophy, and provide a fascinating insight into the political and social issues of ancient Rome. The book is aimed at students of Latin and Roman history, as well as anyone interested in the oratorical skills of one of the greatest speakers of all time. The English notes provide helpful explanations of the historical context, literary devices, and rhetorical techniques used by Cicero, making the book accessible to readers of all levels. Overall, Select Orations of Cicero is a valuable resource for anyone seeking to understand the art of public speaking and the political and social climate of ancient Rome.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Marcus Tullius Cicero (3 January 106 BC - 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, orator, lawyer and philosopher, who served as consul in the year 63 BC. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists. His influence on the Latin language was immense: it has been said that subsequent prose was either a reaction against or a return to his style, not only in Latin but in European languages up to the 19th century. Cicero introduced the Romans to the chief schools of Greek philosophy and created a Latin philosophical vocabulary (with neologisms such as evidentia, humanitas, qualitas, quantitas, and essentia), distinguishing himself as a translator and philosopher. Though he was an accomplished orator and successful lawyer, Cicero believed his political career was his most important achievement. It was during his consulship that the second Catilinarian conspiracy attempted to overthrow the government through an attack on the city by outside forces, and Cicero suppressed the revolt by summarily and controversially executing five conspirators. During the chaotic latter half of the 1st century BC marked by civil wars and the dictatorship of Gaius Julius Caesar, Cicero championed a return to the traditional republican government. Following Julius Caesar's death, Cicero became an enemy of Mark Antony in the ensuing power struggle, attacking him in a series of speeches. He was proscribed as an enemy of the state by the Second Triumvirate and consequently executed by soldiers operating on their behalf in 43 BC after having been intercepted during an attempted flight from the Italian peninsula. His severed hands and head were then, as a final revenge of Mark Antony, displayed on the Rostra.