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Record Nr.

UNINA9910139052803321

Autore

Cicero Marcus Tullius

Titolo

Cicero, Against Verres, 2.1.53-86 [[electronic resource] ] : Latin text with introduction, study questions, commentary and English translation / / Ingo Gildenhard

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge [England], : Open Book Publishers, 2011

ISBN

1-906924-63-5

1-906924-53-8

2-8218-1707-X

1-906924-55-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 191 pages) : 1 map; digital, PDF file(s)

Collana

a Classics textbooks ‡x 2054-2445 ; ‡v volume 1

Altri autori (Persone)

GildenhardIngo

Disciplina

875.01

Soggetti

Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin

Readers (Publications)

Speeches.

Textbooks.

Translations.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record and e-publication (viewed on July 24, 2019).

Available through Open Book Publishers.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Introduction -- Latin text and study questions -- Commentary -- List of abbreviations -- List of rhetorical terms -- Translation -- Appendix: issues for further discussion -- Map.

Sommario/riassunto

"Looting, despoiling temples, attempted rape and judicial murder: these are just some of the themes of this classic piece of writing by one of the world's greatest orators. This particular passage is from the second book of Cicero's Speeches against Verres, who was a former Roman magistrate on trial for serious misconduct. Cicero presents the lurid details of Verres' alleged crimes in exquisite and sophisticated prose. This volume provides a portion of the original text of Cicero's speech in Latin, a detailed commentary, study aids, and a translation. As a literary artefact, the speech gives us insight into how the supreme



master of Latin eloquence developed what we would now call rhetorical "spin”. As an historical document, it provides a window into the dark underbelly of Rome's imperial expansion and exploitation of the Near East. Ingo Gildenhard's illuminating commentary on this A-Level set text will be of particular interest to students of Latin at both high school and undergraduate level. It will also be a valuable resource to Latin teachers and to anyone interested in Cicero, language and rhetoric, and the legal culture of Ancient Rome."--Publisher's website.