Cicero's Orations
Descriere
From Cicero's famous speeches against Catiline to those in defiance of Marc Anthony that would seal the orator's doom, this collection presents remarkable examples of rhetoric from the ancient Roman's illustrious career. The elegance of his style, his skill and erudition, his worldly wisdom, and his profound humanity made Cicero a model for the great minds of the Renaissance and Enlightenment and keep his works ever relevant.
Despre autor
Marcus Tullius Cicero a fost un filozof, politician, jurist, orator, teoretician politic, consul și constituționalist roman. El a jucat un rol important în perioada de sfârșit a Republicii romane. Activitatea sa literară și politico-socială s-a concretizat în domenii atât de numeroase, încât Cicero poate fi calificat drept un om universal, homo universalis.