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　　Amid the corruption and power struggles of the collapse of the

Roman Republic, Cicero (106-43BC) produced some of the most

stirring and eloquent speeches in history. A statesman and lawyer,

he was one of the only outsiders to penetrate the aristocratic

circles that controlled the Roman state, and became renowned for

his speaking to the Assembly, Senate and courtrooms. Whether

fighting corruption, quashing the Catiline conspiracy, defending

the poet Archias or railing against Mark Antony in the Philippics -

the magnificent arguments in defence of liberty which led to his

banishment and death - Cicero's speeches are oratory masterpieces,

vividly evocative of the cut and thrust of Roman political

life.

Introduction

On the Command of Cnaeus Pompeius

(In Support oJ the Manilian Law)

Against Lucius Sergius Catilina 0-Iv)

In Defence of the poet Aulus Licinius Archias

In Defence of Marcus Caelius Rufus

In Defence of Titus Am'tim Milo

In Support of Marcus Claudius Marcellus  

The First Philippic against Marcus Antonius

APPENDIXES

Key to Technical Terms

Further Reading

Maps

Index of Personal Names

　　Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) was born at Arpinium to a

wealthy local family. By 70 BC he had established himself as the

leading barrister in Rome, and begun his political career. His

ambition was such that he was able to receive honours usually only

given to members of the Roman aristocracy. Michael Grant has

successively been Chancellor's Medallist and Fellow of Trinity

College, Cambridge, Professor of Humanity at Edinburgh University,

first Vice-chancellor of Khartoum University, President and

Vice-chancellor of the Queen's University, Belfast and President of

the Classical Association.

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The orator always believed that his suppression of the Catilinarian conspiracy was not only the greatest thing that he himself had ever done but the greatest thing that had ever happened in Roman history. That was not true, and its reiteration became boring and ludicrous. It was true, however, that Cicero, for all his hesitant nature, had played the principal part in saving Rome from a real and nasty coup d' état, though this is sometimes difficult to believe when he tells us so often how wonderful he was.

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Amid the corruption and power struggles of the collapse of the Roman Republic, Cicero (106-43BC) produced some of the most stirring and eloquent speeches in history. A statesman and lawyer, he was one of the only outsiders to penetrate the aristocratic circles that controlled the Roman state, and became renowned for his speaking to the Assembly, Senate and courtrooms. Whether fighting corruption, quashing the Catiline conspiracy, defending the poet Archias or railing against Mark Antony in the Philippics - the magnificent arguments in defence of liberty which led to his banishment and death - Cicero's speeches are oratory masterpieces, vividly evocative of the cut and thrust of Roman political life.