Cicero, Philippics 3-9
Author | : Marcus Tullius Cicero |
Publisher | : Walter de Gruyter |
Total Pages | : 1196 |
Release | : 2007 |
ISBN-10 | : 3110193256 |
ISBN-13 | : 9783110193251 |
Rating | : 4/5 (251 Downloads) |
Download or read book Cicero, Philippics 3-9 written by Marcus Tullius Cicero and published by Walter de Gruyter. This book was released on 2007 with total page 1196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two-volume edition provides the first comprehensive scholarly commentary on seven central orations from the corpus of Cicero's Philippics. These orations against Mark Antony are an important testimony to the critical final phase of the Roman Republic. The notes on each speech explain linguistic, literary and historical issues (vol. 2). They are based on a revised Latin text with facing English translation as well as a detailed introduction dealing with problems relevant to the whole corpus (vol. 1).