Political speeches / Cicero ; translated with introductions and notes by D.H. Berry.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cicero, Marcus Tullius.

Contributor:

Berry, D. H.

Series:

Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)

Oxford world's classics

Standardized Title:

Speeches. English. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cicero, Marcus Tullius--Translations into English.

Cicero, Marcus Tullius.

Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin--Translations into English.

Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin.

Rome--Politics and government--265-30 B.C--Sources.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (388 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. This book presents nine speeches which reflect the development, variety, and drama of his political career. These new translations achieve new standards of accuracy. - ;'Two things alone I long for: first, that when I die I may leave the Roman people free...and second, that each person's fate may reflect the way he has behaved towards his country.'. Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Ro

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Note on the Translation; Note on the Latin Text; Select Bibliography; Chronology; Maps; POLITICAL SPEECHES; Explanatory Notes; Glossary;

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxiv]-xxxviii).

ISBN:

1-280-76233-0

0-19-151781-X

OCLC:

476256940