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Cicero Marcus Tullius |
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Titolo |
Speech on behalf of Publius Sestius [[electronic resource] /] / Marcus Tullius Cicero ; translated with introduction and commentary by Robert A. Kaster |
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Oxford, : Clarendon Press |
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New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006 |
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ISBN |
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0-19-184466-7 |
0-19-153615-6 |
1-280-86996-8 |
1-4294-9127-2 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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Collana |
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Clarendon ancient history series |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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KasterRobert A |
SestiusPublius |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Translated from the Latin. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [438]-462) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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'This drama ... of my actions and their outcomes': Cicero, exile, and the 'standard version' -- The defendant, the charge, and the trial -- Cicero's speech : structure, premises, strategy -- 'Tranquillity joined with worthy standing' -- Epilogue : aftermath -- A note on the translation -- Translation -- Commentary -- Appendix 1. Ciceronian chronology, 58-56 BCE -- Appendix 2. Clodius' 'incest' -- Appendix 3. The geographic terms of Cicero's exile -- Appendix 4. The text. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Featuring a translation of, and commentary on, Cicero's defence of Publius Sestius against a charge of public violence, this book provides student of Rome with a way into the period and is also among the best introductions we have to traditional Republican values and ethics in action. |
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