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Cicero: Philippics I-II
Marcus Tullius Cicero
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Description for Cicero: Philippics I-II
Paperback. Edition for students of these two masterpieces of Latin literature discussing literary and historical issues. Editor(s): Ramsey, John T. Series: Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics. Num Pages: 380 pages, 1 map. BIC Classification: 2ADL; CFG; DSBB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 112 x 204 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
This edition is the first since J. D. Denniston's of 1926 to present the Latin text of and a commentary on the First and Second Philippics, two of the most polished orations in the Ciceronian corpus. These speeches, which were composed less than six months after the murder of Julius Caesar in March 44 BC, offer a scathing account of the early years and the rise to power of Mark Antony, Caesar's chief lieutenant. The period covered by these speeches (roughly 63–44 BC) is an important one because the Roman state was in transition from Republic to Empire. The Second ... Read more
This edition is the first since J. D. Denniston's of 1926 to present the Latin text of and a commentary on the First and Second Philippics, two of the most polished orations in the Ciceronian corpus. These speeches, which were composed less than six months after the murder of Julius Caesar in March 44 BC, offer a scathing account of the early years and the rise to power of Mark Antony, Caesar's chief lieutenant. The period covered by these speeches (roughly 63–44 BC) is an important one because the Roman state was in transition from Republic to Empire. The Second ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Series
Cambridge Greek and Latin Classics
Condition
New
Weight
386g
Number of Pages
380
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521422857
SKU
V9780521422857
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About Marcus Tullius Cicero
John T. Ramsey is Professor of Classics at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His publications include two commentaries on Sallust and Cicero and, with A. Lewis Licht, a monograph entitled The Comet of 44 BC and Caesar's Funeral Games (1997; ISBN HB 0788 502735; PB 0788 502743).
Reviews for Cicero: Philippics I-II
'All the extras which I like are here - the map of the roman world … a map of the centre of Rome … and a calendar summarising the year 44 which is surely vital for such a work'. JACT