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Professor Shackleton Bailey is renowned for his major scholarly editions of Cicero’s letters already published by Cambridge University Press. This selection from the complete correspondence is designed specifically for students at universities and in the upper forms at schools, and offers them a representative introduction to one of the most varied and most important literary correspondences in any language. In choosing letters for inclusion the editor concentrates on Cicero as a man and writer and on his relationship with his contemporaries, but he has also included letters which deal with people and events of special significance in the turbulent political history of the period. The edition includes an introduction, the text of the letters with critical notes, and a commentary which gives help with linguistic problems as well as elucidating the historical and social background.
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The fifth and sixth volumes of Dr Shackleton Bailey’s edition of the Atticus letters contain a revised version of the text first published in the Oxford Classical Texts in 1961. Problems of dating in this part of the correspondence are severe, and prolonged study of them has caused Dr Shackleton Bailey to depart on occasions from the traditional chronology. Like their predecessors, these two volumes contain a text and selective apparatus, a translation facing each page of text, a full commentary, and indexes.
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'Two things alone I long for: first, that when I die I may leave the Roman people free...and second, that each person's fate may reflect the way he has behaved towards his country.' Cicero (106-43 BC) was the greatest orator of the ancient world and a leading politician of the closing era of the Roman republic. This book presents nine speeches which reflect the development, variety, and drama of his political career,among them two speeches from his prosecution of Verres, a corrupt and cruel governor of Sicily; four speeches against the conspirator Catiline; and the Second Philippic, the famous denunciation of Mark Antony which cost Cicero his life. Also included are On the Command of Gnaeus Pompeius, in which he praises the military successes of Pompey, and For Marcellus, a panegyric in praise of the dictator Julius Caesar. These new translations preserve Cicero's rhetorical brilliance and achieve new standards of accuracy. A general introduction outlines Cicero's public career, and separate introductions explain the political significance of each of the speeches. Together with its companion volume, Defence Speeches, this edition provides an unparalleled sampling of Cicero's oratorical achievements.
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Cicero: On Old Age On Friendship On Divination (Loeb Classical Library No. 154)
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Cicero (Marcus Tullius, 106-43
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Cicero: On the Nature of the Gods. Academics. (Loeb Classical Library No. 268)
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Cicero (Marcus Tullius, 106-43
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Ciceronian Theology and Epistimology.......2004-05-06
This particular volume concerns Ciceronian theology and epistimology. In the first treatise, De Natura Deorum, Cicero devotes three books to the theological views of the Epicureans , Stoics, and Academics. In Cicero's characteristic use of Platonic dialogue, he ultimately discusses the nature of the gods and their role in human society with three representatives of the schools listed above, Velleius, Balbus, and Cotta. In the second treatise, the Academica, which unfortunately only the second half survives, Cicero deals with the epistimological views of the Old and New Academy and demonstrates that their views are compatible rather than conflicting. For the individual who wishes to receive a preliminary crash course on the theology and epistimology of Cicero's time, then this volume will be a great place to start. Overall, these works are seasoned with Ciceronian eloquence and are full of his encyclopedic knowledge of the philosophical tenets of middle-platonism, and of the Stoics and Epicureans.
"I am no new convert to the study of philosophy.".......2003-02-01
This volume (#268) in the Loeb Classical Library
editions of Greek and Latin works -- contains two
major philosophical works by Cicero {Marcus Tullius
Cicero -- sometimes referred to as "Tully" by later
writers of the 17th and 18th centuries). The two
works are: -De Natura Deorum-, and, -Academica-.
There are, in his life and in his writings, two
different Ciceros, according to the implications in
Cicero's writings. There was the public man Cicero--
the lawyer in the courts (whether prosecuting or
defense), the Consul, the politcal activist, the
manipulator and manipulated man. Then there was
the retiree from public life, the father cast into
sorrow by the grief over the loss of his daughter,
the man seeking consolation and engagement with
philosophy. It is the second of these two men
who is the author and thinker in these two works.
Both works are cast as dialogues...discourses,
or gentlemanly "arguments" about the schools of
philosophy and the approaches of philosophical
thought which were available in Cicero's time.
They mainly concern what had happened to philo-
sophical thought after the death of Plato, and
the fate of his school (the Academy) and its
teachings were passed down to various "stewards"
of thought. Each of the succeeding masters of
the school took a different approach toward
philosophical investigation and interest, depending
on how they interpreted Plato's emphases. One
group decided that it was impossible to be positive
about any knowledge concerning the external world;
another group decided that while a certain healthy
skepticism should be held concerning sense impressions
and the rational deductions which could be based on
them, still there was plenty of room for rational,
productive insight to be developed.
Cicero begins -De Natura Deorum- with a Preface
which is addressed to his friend Brutus. In this
"Preface," Cicero says that the various philosophical
groups have argued over the nature of the gods. He
says that it is important to try to discover which
might be the true view, since if the gods "have
neither the power nor the will to aid us" [he
never presents the option that there are no gods
at all], then that will lead to one way of looking
at the gods and will have certain repercussions on
thought and social life and the life of the country,
but if there is another side, and the gods do, in
fact, concern themselves in men's affairs and
perhaps even intervene or let their wills be
known, then that should lead to a different
response on the part of man. For, as Cicero
says, "Piety however, like the rest of the virtues,
cannot exist in mere outward show and pretence;
and [without] piety, reverence and religion must
likewise disappear. And when these are gone,
life soon becomes a welter of disorder and confusion;
and in all probability the disappearance of piety
towards the gods will entail the diappearance of
loyalty and social union among men as well, and
of justice itself, th queen of all the virtues."
Those are important ideas to consider, especially
in these, our own times. Cicero says that there
are two main reasons why he has turned to philos-
ophy: he thought to expound philosophy to his
fellow-countrymen as a duty in the interests of
the commonwealth since it would greatly contribute
to the honour and glory of the state to have
thoughts so important and so lofty enshrined in
Latin literature (rather than only Greek); and,
secondly, he has taken to the writing of philosophy
because of the dejection of spirit occasioned by
the heavy and crushing blow from the death of his
daughter, Tullia (45 B.C.).
In Book I of -De Natura Deorum-, the theology
of the philosopher Epicurus is expounded by
Velleius, who attacks the theology and cosmology
of Plato and the Stoics, and refutes the theology
of the other schools from Thales downward [this
is from the relation by H. Rackham in his "Intro-
duction" to the work]. "He is answered by the
Academic Cotta, who demolishes the Epicurean
theology, and pronounces Epicureanism to be
really fatal to religion."
In Book II, the Stoic theology is set out by
Balbus. Cotta again replies, in Book III,
giving the Academic criticism of the Stoic
theology in the same four areas covered by
Balbus. In the actual "debate," Cicero is
a somewhat silent observer, but at the end
he notes the impression of the debate on his
own mind.
In -Academica-, there is another dialogue, or
debate. There were two different versions of
this work written by Cicero; and we have parts
of both, but not the complete version of either
the first or second edition (and Cicero made
some changes between the two versions). So
we have a work which is a part of one edition,
some fragments, and a part of the other edition
put together to form a "whole." Again, the
debate is over the approaches of philosophers
outside the Academy, and the various groups
which inherited and put their own stamp on
the Academic thought -- the Old Academy and
the New Academy. This work is dedicated and
has as one of its interlocutors the great Roman
scholar and librarian, Marcus Terentius Varro.
Varro says that he has written nothing in philosophy
because he thinks that Romans will either
read the Greek, rather than any Latin
version or imitation, or they won't be interested
in philosophy at all, and so won't read anything,
Greek or Latin. Cicero, disagrees with Varro.
He says that Romans, even those who can read
Greek works of philosophy, would also be interested
in Latin works as well. And he says that works of
philosophy in Latin might be of value for those
who would have no interest in the Greek ones.
In these two excellent translations into
English by H. Rackham, the English reader will
also find interest, pleasure, and insight in
involvement with Cicero's presentation of these
arguments and refutations of the various philo-
sophical approaches to ideas, values, virtues,
divinities, and schools of thought.
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Cicero: De re Publica (On the Republic) , De Legibus (On the Laws) (Loeb Classical Library No. 213)
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Cicero: Letters to Atticus (Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries)
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These two volumes form the first part of Dr Shackleton Bailey’s long-awaited edition of the Atticus letters. The introduction (printed in volume I only) deals successively with the historical background and Cicero’s relations with Atticus, manuscripts. The text, with selective apparatus, is printed with Dr Shackleton Bailey’s translation on facing pages. The volumes end with commentaries, appendices and indices.
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very recommendable book.......2001-08-22
If you are interested in the classical world, you should read Ciceronis epistulae in Latine. And do not read them in English-translation. Not to choose an easier way.
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Cicero: Letters to Quintus and Brutus. Letter Fragments. Letter to Octavian. Invectives. Handbook of Electioneering; D. Letters (Loeb Classical Library No. 462)
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Cicero's letters to his brother, Quintus, allow us an intimate glimpse of their world. Vividly informative too is Cicero's correspondence with Brutus dating from the spring of 43
BCE, which conveys the drama of the period following the assassination of Julius Caesar. These are now made available in a new Loeb Classical Library edition.
Shackleton Bailey also provides in this volume a new text and translation of two invective speeches purportedly delivered in the Senate; these are probably anonymous ancient schoolbook exercises but have long been linked with the works of Sallust and Cicero. The Letter to Octavian, ostensibly by Cicero but probably dating from the third or fourth century
CE, is included as well. Here too is the "Handbook of Electioneering," a guide said to be written by Quintus to his brother, an interesting treatise on Roman elections.
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A Literary and Historical Treasure.......2005-03-12
Marcus Tullio Cicero (106-43 B.C.)was a man of well-to-do equestrian origins from outside of Rome who quickly earned his reputation as a lawyer with his eloquent oratory. A moderate conservative, he was a close friend of Pompey The Great whose politics he often agreed with. By the time these letters had been written Cicero had already been elected to the highest office of Consul and had saved Rome from the domestic insurrection of Catiline. It is said that one of Cicero's freedmen kept and published these letters after Cicero's execution by Marc Antony's men in 43 B.C. The letters came to be widely copied during the Imperial period and, that copies were eventually discovered by Petrach in the 14th Century. The Loeb library is unique in that its classical texts are printed in both the original Latin text and English side by side. The translations are quite good and were done by competent scholars of classics whose choice of language is accurate, clear, and modern. These hard bound volumes are small but their covers are durable: the paper is of good quality.
The first sets of letters are between Cicero and his 5 year younger brother Quintus. The value of these letters is that Cicero had never intended to publish these letters and their candidness offer the modern reader a unique window into the past. For example, Quintus was assigned to govern Asia Minor and Cicero, as his older brother, gives him friendly advice as well as news of his family in Italy. The paternalism from one brother to another in these letters is humorous and so timelessly human, "In your province, however, there are a great many who are deceitful and unstable, and trained by a long course of servitude to show an excess of sycophancy." It is these kind of documents that bring history to life: their candidness allows to understand them in a context that is more human.
I find the letters between Brutus and Cicero the most fascinating to read. The letters were written in 43 B.C. when Cicero was in Rome and Brutus in Greece. Both would die before the year had ended. Cicero wanted to find a way to legitimize Brutus' assassination of Caesar without deligitimizing his inheritor, Octavian. To obtain support from Rome, Cicero insisted that Brutus come to show his face in Rome and earn the respect he covets. Uncomfortable with leaving his control of the wealthy provinces Asia Minor and Greece in jeopardy to Marc Antony's army, Brutus asked that Cicero obtain more support and money from Rome first. To make matters worse, Cicero foolishly sought to enhance Brutus' position by achieving a compromise with Octavian. He as foolish because he failed to see that Octavian would obviously never compromise anything that would illegitimize his inheritance and title from his adoptive father, Caesar, no matter how much they both hated Marc Antony: Octavian' pretenses at being interested in Cicero's suggestions were simply attempts at buying time to position himself politically with Caesar's legacy which he inherited: a legacy that would, 23 years later, make him the undisputed master of Rome as its first Emperor, Augustus. Both Brutus and Cicero paid dearly for their miscalculations: Brutus would take his life at Phillipi fighting Marc Antony while Cicero's was taken by Marc Antony's bidding and Octavian's approval. Quintus, Cicero's brother, would also be executed along with his family. The tension of this dilemma is certainly felt in reading these letters. Suddenly, the vision of Brutus as a man whose name would become synonymous with savagery disappears as one can also see a man struggling with his conscience; between a sincere sense of republican duty against the agents of tyranny and the painful reality known all too well by Sulla that to convince Romans to act on your cause you must come to Rome and tell them so.
The Book Of Electioneering and the Letter To Octavian are widely believed to be of later periods and "forgeries." I use forgery as a loose term as it was typical for rhetorical scholars from Imperial Rome onwards to prepare mock speeches or arguments in a similar sense to Plato's 'Dialogues' with Socrates. The Book Of Electioneering is illogical because Quintus is giving Cicero, his older brother who had already been Consul, advice on how to run for office. Not only would such advice have been frowned upon, its hard to conceive why Quintus would even write such a text knowing it to be culturally unacceptable. The Letters from Octavian suffer more on historical inaccuracies in the text that indicate the writers lived in a time when the Republic was a fading memory. Overall, the rhetorical styles in these letters are cruder and reflect more of what would be found in the Imperial period as opposed to the Late Republic.
This is a great book to read and own as it is truly a precious window into the past of over 2000 years ago. The urbanity expressed in these letters brings a more human element to history that is rare to find. I strongly recommend this book to any one who enjoys exploring the human past.
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Cicero was a prodigious letter writer, and happily a splendid treasury of his letters has come down to us: collected and in part published not long after his death, over 800 of them were rediscovered by Petrarch and other humanists in the fourteenth century. Among classical texts this correspondence is unparalleled; nowhere else do we get such an intimate look at the life of a prominent Roman and his social world, or such a vivid sense of a momentous period in Roman history.
The 435 letters collected here represent Cicero's correspondence with friends and acquaintances over a period of 20 years, from 62
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A look into the private life of the Roman elite.........2005-04-13
Cicero's 'Letters to Friends' has three volumes in the Loeb Classical Library. In vol.II there are three main subjects: the civil war, the illness of his secretary Tiro and the divorce from his wife Terentia. There are also other topics like travels, books and domestic pleasures. I find the letters to his secretary the most interesting because Cicero shows himself here as a caring human being ( in contrast to his cold and formal attitude towards his wife ). In general though The Letters have a tendency to rhetorics and are therefore often long-winded and sometimes a little boring.
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Cicero (Marcus Tullius, 106-43
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An Analysis of Ancient Advocacy.......2002-06-18
This is a review of "De Oratore" books I-II and "De Oratore" book III in the Loeb Classical Library.
Marcus Tullius Cicero may not have been the greatest trial lawyer of ancient Rome, but he is the best remembered. He wrote much on many subjects, and some of his private correspondence also survives. He did his best writing in the field of rhetoric. Although he was not an original thinker on the subject of rhetoric, "De Oratore" shows him to have had an encyclopedic practical knowledge of oratory in general and criminal trial advocacy in particular.
Cicero wrote "De Oratore" as a dialog among some of the preeminent orators of the era immediately preceding Cicero's time. The occasion is a holiday at a country villa, and the characters discuss all facets of oratory, ceremonial, judicial, and deliberative. They devote most of the discussion to judicial oratory, and their discussion reveals the trial of a Roman lawsuit to be somewhat analogous to the trial of a modern lawsuit. You have to piece it together from stray references to procedure scattered throughout the work, but it appears that a Roman trial consisted of opening statements, the taking of evidence, and final arguments. Modern trial advocacy manuals devote most of their attention to the taking of evidence, but Cicero dismisses the mechanics of presenting evidence as relatively unimportant compared to the mechanics of presenting argument.
"De Oratore" is divided into three books. The first speaks of the qualities of the orator; the second of judicial oratory, and the third of ceremonial and deliberative oratory. The modern trial lawyer would find the second book most interesting and most enlightening. A lot about trial advocacy has changed since Cicero's day (e.g. no more testimony taken under torture), but a lot hasn't.. Much of what Cicero says holds true even in the modern courtroom.
Trial lawyers cannot congregate without swapping "war stories," and Cicero's characters are no exception. They pepper their discussion with references to courtroom incidents which have such verisimilitude that they could have happened last week instead of 2,000 years ago. I have no doubt that Cicero, had he lived today, would have made a formidable trial lawyer.
The Loeb Classical Library edition of "De Oratore" consists of two volumes. Volume one contains Books I and II of "De Oratore," and volume two contains Book III along with two shorter philosphical works and "De Partitione Oratoria." "De Partitione" purports to be a discussion between Cicero and his son on oratory. "De Partitione" differs so much from "De Oratore," that many (myself included) doubt Cicero wrote it.
Trial Techniques for the Ancient Attorney.......2002-02-09
When I was in law school at the University of Florida back in the 70's, our student bar association raised money by selling "looms" on the law courses. Looms were the typed up notes of the students who made the highest grades in each of the classes. Looms were clear, concise statements of the essentials of a course without all the extraneous verbiage that creeps into didactic presentation.
"Rhetorica ad Herennium" reads like a loom. It states its points in clear, concise language without elaboration. The points are well made and highly relevant to the subject of persuasive oratory.
You might well describe "Rhetorica" as an ancient handbook on the subject of arguing a criminal case to a jury. At some trial advocacy school I attended sometime during my career as a lawyer, I learned a basic outline for delivering a final argument. You can imagine my amusement when I learned that this basic outline came from a 2,000 year old book. That isn't the only part of the book applicable to the modern courtroom.
The ancient rhetorician was to be skilled in five areas: 1. Invention: Deciding what to say. 2. Arrangment: Deciding what order to say it in. 3. Style: Saying it well. 4. Memory: Remembering what to say. 5. Delivery: The nonverbals that accompany speech.
"Rhetorica" consists of four books arranged as follows:
Books I & II cover Invention, especially as it relates to Judicial or Forensic Rhetoric, giving an analysis as timely as an article from last week's law journal. Although the technology of rhetoric has changed markedly since the days of Cicero, the general principles of rhetoric haven't changed much at all.
Book III takes up Ceremonial and Deliberative Rhetoric and also deals with Arrangement, Delivery, and Memory.
Book IV, which proves the most tedious, deals with Style.
Rhetoric for Dummies.......1999-02-13
I think this is one of the best books on public speaking I have ever read. It is clear and concise. The author lays out what you are to know and do very well. I would recommend Ad Herennium to anyone. I am really glad my 10th grade Rhetoric teacher made me read this!!!
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