Speech on behalf of Publius Sestius [[electronic resource] /] / Marcus Tullius Cicero ; translated with introduction and commentary by Robert A. Kaster

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910795856403321
• Autore: Cicero Marcus Tullius
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, : Clarendon Press; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2006
• ISBN: 9780191536151; 0191536156
• Descrizione fisica: xvi, 493 p. : maps
• Collana: Clarendon ancient history series
• Altri autori (Persone): KasterRobert A; SestiusPublius
• Disciplina: 875/.01
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Translated from the Latin.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [438]-462) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: '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.