Author: Cicero
Title: M Tullii Ciceronis Sex Orationum Partes Ante Nostram Aetatem Ineditae Cum Antiquo Interprete Ante Nostram Item Aetatem Inedito Qui Videtur Asconius Pedianus Ad Tullianas Septem Orationes. Accedunt Scholia Minora Vetera. Editio Altera Quam Ad Codices Ambrosianos Recensvit Emendavit Et Auxit Ac Descriptione Codicum CXLIX. Vita Ciceronis Aliisque Additamentis Instruxit Angelus Maius Ambrosiani Collegii Doctor
Description: Mediolani; [Milan], Regiis Typis, 1817. Paperback. A collection of legal speeches delivered by Cicero, the influential Roman statesman and philosopher. In the original Latin. A collection of speeches by Cicero, mostly his legal speeches. Including his 54 BC speech 'Pro Scauro', which was in defense of Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, his 71 BC speech 'Pro Tullio', on behalf of Tullius, his 62 BC speech 'Pro Archia Poeta', in defense of Aulus Licinius Archias, 62 BC 'Pro Sulla', in defense of Gnaeus Plancius, his 56 BC speech 'In Vatinium Testem', which was against the witness Publicius Vatinius at the trial of Sestius, and many other speeches. With a frontispiece, and two folding plates to the rear. Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer, and philosopher. He is generally considered to be one of Rome's greatest speakers and stylists. He had a great influence on the Latin language, it being stated that the history of prose was a return to or reaction to his style of speaking and writing. In paper wraps. Externally, sound. Holes to the rear wrap, with some evidence of worming. Light lifting to the joints, with some loss of paper. Marking and discolouration to the wraps. Light edgewear. Internally, generally firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean. Loss to the two folding plates due to worming, resulting in some loss of image. Some pages uncut to the fore edge. Very Good . Ill.: None. Very Good .

Keywords: cicero Marcus Tullius Cicero philopshy antiquities Marcus Tullius Cicero roman roman senator None


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