Cicero : the man and his works / Andrew R. Dyck.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dyck, Andrew R. (Andrew Roy), 1947- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cicero, Marcus Tullius.

Statesmen--Rome--Biography.

Statesmen.

Orators--Rome--Biography.

Orators.

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

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 1099 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2025.

Summary:

Cicero is one of the most important historical figures of classical antiquity. He rose from a provincial family to become consul at Rome in 63 BC and continued to play an active role in politics before his murder under the triumvirs Octavian, Mark Antony, and Lepidus. He also engaged in Roman intellectual culture, writing key works on both rhetoric and philosophy. We have a very large body of written evidence by and about him - far more than for any other figure of the Roman Republic - including private correspondence not intended for publication. However, previous biographers - in mapping his political career - have mostly overlooked his other activities. Taking a broader perspective enables a much fuller and richer profile of him to emerge. This epochal new portrait of Rome's great orator offers a more complete picture of the man, his personality, and his works in the overall context of his remarkable life.

Contents:

List of Maps

List of Abbreviations

Introduction

A note on sources

An orator's education (106-80)

Orator 2.0 (79-71)

The "reluctant" prosecutor (70)

A "new man" rising (69-64)

Piloting the ship of state on an optimate course (January-August 63)

Crisis management (September-December 63)

The aftermath of the "annus mirabilis" (62)

Seeking shelter in the past as storm clouds gather (61-59)

To the abyss and back (58 to Early September 57)

Resurgence and deflation (September 29, 57 to the End of April 56)

Strategies for coping (May 56 to the End of 54)

Political realities, theoretical constructs (The End of 54 to Mid-51)

Away from Rome (Mid-51-47)

Reclaiming a voice (46)

Devastation and recovery (January to Mid-45)

From theory to practice (Mid-45 through March 44)

A new struggle looms (April-December 44)

The final struggle (43)

Conclusion: An intellectual between tradition and power

Appendices

List of works cited

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Jun 2025).

ISBN:

1-009-57357-8

1-009-57358-6

1-316-08434-5

OCLC:

1561175899