The Philippics are a collection of 14 speeches delivered by Cicero against the character of Marc Antony. The speeches were given in front of the Roman Senate, after the end of the Civil War, and the assassination of Julius Caesar. While Cicero had not been apart of the conspiracy to kill Caesar, he agreed with it in principal, and urged Brutus and Cassius to kill Marc Antony as well.The speeches were effective in convincing the Senate to declare Marc Antony an enemy of the state and send an army against Marc Antony, who has ...
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The Philippics are a collection of 14 speeches delivered by Cicero against the character of Marc Antony. The speeches were given in front of the Roman Senate, after the end of the Civil War, and the assassination of Julius Caesar. While Cicero had not been apart of the conspiracy to kill Caesar, he agreed with it in principal, and urged Brutus and Cassius to kill Marc Antony as well.The speeches were effective in convincing the Senate to declare Marc Antony an enemy of the state and send an army against Marc Antony, who has attempting to take Cisalpine Gaul by force. Cicero was at the height of his popularity in Rome. At the Battle of Mutina, the army sent by the Senate was victorious over Antony, but its two commanders were killed in battle while pursuing Antony into Transalpine Gaul. That army fell into the command of Octavian, the legal heir to Julius Caesar. Octavian and Antony next entered into a Triumvirate with Lepidus, and joined forces to exact revenge against Caesars assassins. Before marching east to confront the armies amassing under Brutus and Cassius, the Triumvirate proscribed a list of enemies that were to be murdered. The Philippics against Antony had earned Cicero a place on the list.
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Fine in Near Fine jacket. Size: 12mo 7"-7; Fine-looking copy of an important Loeb Classical Library "red" title, little discernible wear to the bright-red cloth over boards covers, sharp and distinct gilt lettering to spines, "L.C.L." stamped sharply into front covers, bright interiors, unmarked. Bright and shiny dust jacket, illustrated, light rubbing and edge-wear, else clean and complete. From the personal library of the noted English historian of Ancient Greece and Ancient Rome, Professor Peter Morris Green, now of Iowa City, Iowa, 99 years old, nearly blind, but still working, in this case on a new translation and with annotations, of Herodotus, his favorite historian. Translated from the original Latin by D.R. Shackleton Bailey, and with his Introduction. To his dear friend Atticus, Cicero reveals himself as to no other of his correspondents except perhaps his brother; these letters from Cicero to Atticus reveal his personal thoughts and thoughts about Rome, years there marked by the rise of Julius Caesar and the downfall of the Republic. Translated from the original Latin by Walter C.A. Ker. xvi [1], 2-655 pp. including a full index, then 8 pp. of a list of other Loeb Library Classic tomes in the stable. Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. Additional postage may be required for oversize or especially heavy volumes, and for sets.
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