Cicero: Philippics I-II
Cicero: Philippics I-II
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USDThis edition is the first since J.D. Denniston's of 1926 to present the Latin text and commentary on the First and Second Philippics, two of Cicero's most polished orations, composed less than six months after the murder of Julius Caesar in March 44 BC. This period--roughly 63-44 BC--is important because the Roman state was in transition from Republic to Empire. The Second Philippic not only presents Cicero's assessment of his own political career and his place in Roman history from a perspective late in his life, but it also provides a vivid eyewitness account of how Julius Caesar, with the help of Mark Antony, made himself master of Rome.
- First edition since 1926 to present the Latin text and full commentary on two of Cicero's most polished and interesting speeches
- Wide-ranging and thorough commentary, covering points of style and grammar, as well as historical matter
- Commentary provides an important reassessment of the relationship between the general and dictator Julius Caesar and his lieutenant Mark Antony
Reviews & endorsements
"[A] useful and handy aid to working on the text as it facilitates and quickens understanding of the speeches and their background; and it provides the reader interested in the history of the period with lots of information on the speeches as historical sources." Bryn Mawr Classical Review
"What really does make this commentary a valuable tool even to more advanced scholars, are its concise explanations of historical facts when it comes to details. Thereby a quick grasp of circumstances and facts underlying Cicero's statements is possible. The commentary thus is a useful and handy aid to working on the text as it facilitates and quickens understanding of the speeches and their background; and it provides the reader interested in the history of the period with lots of information on the speeches as historical sources. It is to be hoped for that this commentary will make the Philippics more widely read and more closely worked on among all university students and scholars of the ancient world." Gesine Manuwald, Albert-Ludwigs Universitat Freiburg
Product details
October 2003Paperback
9780521422857
380 pages
201 × 127 × 25 mm
0.41kg
1 map
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Table of Contents
- 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.
