Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780199240968
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (49 download)
Book Synopsis Cicero's Speech Pro Rabirio Postumo by : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Download or read book Cicero's Speech Pro Rabirio Postumo written by Marcus Tullius Cicero and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pro Rabirio Postumo is a speech delivered by Cicero in defence of the Roman financier, Gaius Rabirius Postumus, who became embroiled in the 'Egyptian Question' which preoccupied Roman politics throughout the 50s BC. This volume includes the first full-scale commentary in English, as well as a new translation and extensive introduction. It records and examines the particular circumstances surrounding Rabirius Postumus' trial, and it furnishes an intriguing insight into the political forces at work in Rome and Egypt during the late Republican period.