Selected letters
Cicero, Marcus Tullius2008
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Cicero lived through some of the most turbulent years in the history of Rome, and witnessed the overthrow of the republic and its replacement by a tyranny. His letters to friends and family are an astonishingly detailed record of daily life and politics in Rome.
Main title:
Selected letters / by Cicero
Imprint:
Oxford Oxford University Press 2008
Collation:
369 p. maps
Contents:
A Chronology of Cicero - Maps - Selected Letters - 1. The Years Before the Consulship (68-65 B.C.): Letters 1-3 -- 2. The Return of Pompey, and the Enmity of Clodius (62-60 B.C.): Letters 4-18 -- 3. Disillusionment and Exile (59-57 B.C.): Letters 19-31 -- 4. Restoration and Recantation (57-54 B.C.): Letters 32-51 -- 5. Cicero as Provincial Governor (51-50 B.C.): Letters 52-66 - 6. Civil War (49-46 B.C.): Letters 67-106 -- 7. The Dictatorship of Caesar (46-44 B.C.): Letters 107-134 -- 8. The Last Stand for the Republic (44-43 B.C.): Letters 135-166 -- Concordance of the Letters with the Standard Collections - Explanatory Notes - Glossary of Terms
ISBN:
9780199214204 (pbk 0199214204 pbk)
Dewey class:
876.01 CIC
Local class:
876.01
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
112443
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Marys | Nonfiction | 876.01 CIC | Available |