03072nam 2200505 a 450 991081405080332120240430181549.097801915361510191536156(MiAaPQ)EBC7038579(CKB)24235083500041(MiAaPQ)EBC430987(MiAaPQ)EBC4701916(Au-PeEL)EBL430987(CaPaEBR)ebr10271515(OCoLC)609831673(EXLCZ)992423508350004120060314d2006 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierSpeech on behalf of Publius Sestius /Marcus Tullius Cicero ; translated with introduction and commentary by Robert A. Kaster1st ed.Oxford Clarendon Press ;New York Oxford University Press2006xvi, 493 p. mapsClarendon ancient history seriesTranslated from the Latin.Includes bibliographical references (p. [438]-462) and index.'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.A new translation of, and commentary on, Cicero's defence of Publius Sestius against a charge of public violence. The speech provides any student of Rome with a fascinating way into the period and is also among the best introductions we have to traditional Republican values and ethics in action. - ;A new translation of, and commentary on, Cicero's defence 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. - ;...constantly enlightening and extremely broad in its scope... - Bryn Mawr Reviews.Clarendon ancient history series.875/.01875.01Cicero Marcus Tullius82411Kaster Robert A326432Sestius Publius1692969MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910814050803321Speech on behalf of Publius Sestius4070442UNINA