Cicero, Against Verres, 2.1.53-86 Latin Text with Introduction, Study Questions, Commentary and English Translation
Gildenhard, Ingo
Cicero, Against Verres, 2.1.53-86 Latin Text with Introduction, Study Questions, Commentary and English Translation - Open Book Publishers 2011 - 1 electronic resource (205 p.) - Classics Textbooks .
Open Access
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 As an historical document, it provides a window into the dark underbelly of Rome's imperial expansion and exploitation of the Near East.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.
Creative Commons
English
9781906924539 OBP.0016
10.11647/OBP.0016 doi
Classical history / classical civilisation
Designed / suitable for A & AS Level
Translation & interpretation
a-level latin ancient history ancient rome cicero interactive textbook Lampsacus language latin latin commentary latin textbook legal history rhetoric roman law translation Verres
Cicero, Against Verres, 2.1.53-86 Latin Text with Introduction, Study Questions, Commentary and English Translation - Open Book Publishers 2011 - 1 electronic resource (205 p.) - Classics Textbooks .
Open Access
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.
Creative Commons
English
9781906924539 OBP.0016
10.11647/OBP.0016 doi
Classical history / classical civilisation
Designed / suitable for A & AS Level
Translation & interpretation
a-level latin ancient history ancient rome cicero interactive textbook Lampsacus language latin latin commentary latin textbook legal history rhetoric roman law translation Verres