| Cicero: Speech on Behalf of Publius Sestius Contributor(s): Kaster, Robert A. (Editor) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0199283028 ISBN-13: 9780199283026 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $87.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2006 Annotation: This volume contains a new translation of, and commentary on, Cicero's defense of Publius Sestius against a charge of public violence. Pro Sestio is arguably the most important of Cicero's political speeches that survive from the nearly two decades separating the Speeches against Catiline and the Second Philippic. Its account of recent history provides any student of Rome with a fascinating way into the period; its depiction of public meetings, demonstrations, and violence are highly pertinent to the current debate on the place of "the crowd in Rome in the late Republic"; the speech is also among the best introductions we have to traditional Republican values and ethics in action. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Latin - Literary Collections | Ancient, Classical & Medieval |
| Dewey: 875.01 |
| LCCN: 2006008891 |
| Series: Clarendon Ancient History |
| Physical Information: 1.13" H x 6.32" W x 8.5" (1.37 lbs) 512 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This volume contains a new translation of, and commentary on, Cicero's defense of Publius Sestius against a charge of public violence. Pro Sestio is arguably the most important of Cicero's political speeches that survive from the nearly two decades separating the Speeches against Catiline and the Second Philippic. Its account of recent history provides any student of Rome with a fascinating way into the period; its depiction of public meetings, demonstrations, and violence are highly pertinent to the current debate on the place of the crowd in Rome in the late Republic; the speech is also among the best introductions we have to traditional Republican values and ethics in action. |