Cicero's writings contain a first-hand view of the age of Caesar and Pompey; however, readers need to learn how to interpret and assess the accuracy of what he says. This book is a guide to reading Cicero as historian, and leads readers through his writings, showing how they can be exploited and enjoyed. INDICE: I. Reading Cicero; 1: Reading Events; 2: The Texts of the Speeches; 3: Truth and Fiction; II. Reading Oratory; 4: Cicero's Forensic Baptism: The Pro Quinctio; 5: More Problems of Partnership: The Pro Quinto Roscio Comoedo; 6: Property and Violence: The Pro Tullio and Pro Caecina; 7: The Citadel of the Allies; 8: The Defence of Good Men: The Other Side of the Quaestio de Repetundis; 9: Treason and Other Crimes against the Roman People; III. History in Speeches and Letters; 10: Candidature and Consulship; 11: The Aftermath of the Consulship; 12: The Gang of Three and Clodius; 13: After the Return; IV. History and Ideas; 14: The Search for Otium; 15: The Governor and the Approach of Civil War; 16: The Mediator and the Partisans; 17: Living with Dictatorship;18: The Ides of March and After; 19: Answering the Republic's Call; 20: Epilogue
- ISBN: 978-0-19-959972-1
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 480
- Fecha Publicación: 25/11/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés