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Cicero

- Politics and Persuasion in Ancient Rome
Af: Dr Kathryn Tempest Engelsk Paperback

Cicero

- Politics and Persuasion in Ancient Rome
Af: Dr Kathryn Tempest Engelsk Paperback
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As the greatest Roman orator of his time, Cicero delivered over one hundred speeches in the law courts, in the senate and before the people of Rome. He was also a philosopher, a patriot and a private man. While his published speeches preserve scandalous accounts of the murder, corruption and violence that plagued Rome in the first century BC, his surviving letters give an exceptional glimpse into Cicero’s own personality and his reactions to events as they unravelled around him – events, he thought, which threatened to destabilize the system of government he loved and establish a tyranny over Rome. From his rise to power as a self-made man, Cicero’s career took him through the years of Sulla, and the civil war between Pompey and Caesar, to his own last fight against Mark Antony.
Drawing chiefly on Cicero’s speeches and letters, as well as the most recent scholarship, Kathryn Tempest presents a new, highly readable narrative of Cicero’s life and times from his rise to prominence until his brutal death. Including helpful features such as detailed chronological tables, a glossary, a guide to Greek and Roman authors and maps, the volume balances background and contextual information with analysis and explanation of Cicero''s works. Organized chronologically and according to some of his most famous speeches, Cicero will appeal to anyone with an interest in Roman history, oratory and politics in the ancient world. This accessible yet comprehensive guide provides a thorough introduction to this key ancient figure, his works and influence, and the troubled political times in which he operated.

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As the greatest Roman orator of his time, Cicero delivered over one hundred speeches in the law courts, in the senate and before the people of Rome. He was also a philosopher, a patriot and a private man. While his published speeches preserve scandalous accounts of the murder, corruption and violence that plagued Rome in the first century BC, his surviving letters give an exceptional glimpse into Cicero’s own personality and his reactions to events as they unravelled around him – events, he thought, which threatened to destabilize the system of government he loved and establish a tyranny over Rome. From his rise to power as a self-made man, Cicero’s career took him through the years of Sulla, and the civil war between Pompey and Caesar, to his own last fight against Mark Antony.
Drawing chiefly on Cicero’s speeches and letters, as well as the most recent scholarship, Kathryn Tempest presents a new, highly readable narrative of Cicero’s life and times from his rise to prominence until his brutal death. Including helpful features such as detailed chronological tables, a glossary, a guide to Greek and Roman authors and maps, the volume balances background and contextual information with analysis and explanation of Cicero''s works. Organized chronologically and according to some of his most famous speeches, Cicero will appeal to anyone with an interest in Roman history, oratory and politics in the ancient world. This accessible yet comprehensive guide provides a thorough introduction to this key ancient figure, his works and influence, and the troubled political times in which he operated.

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 272
ISBN-13: 9781472530561
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 147253056X
Kategori: Ancient Rome
Udg. Dato: 21 nov 2013
Længde: 15mm
Bredde: 157mm
Højde: 234mm
Forlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Oplagsdato: 21 nov 2013
Forfatter(e): Dr Kathryn Tempest
Forfatter(e) Dr Kathryn Tempest


Kategori Ancient Rome


ISBN-13 9781472530561


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 272


Udgave


Længde 15mm


Bredde 157mm


Højde 234mm


Udg. Dato 21 nov 2013


Oplagsdato 21 nov 2013


Forlag Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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