The First And Second Philippic Orations Tr By Jr King

Author : Marcus Tullius Cicero
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230299990
Total Pages : 26 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (999 download)

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Download or read book The First and Second Philippic Orations, Tr. by J. R. King written by Marcus Tullius Cicero and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 26 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1877 edition. Excerpt: ... M. tullius cicero'S fourteen philippic orations. the first okation. Before entering, my lords, upon the topics which at 1. the present moment seem to need discussion, I will briefly explain the causes of my leaving Italy, and of my premature return. So long as I could hope that the republic had at length returned to its allegiance and admitted your authority, I resolved that I was bound to remain at home on guard as consular' and senator. Nor, indeed, did I either leave the city, or cease to keep a watchful eye upon the state, from the day on which we were convened in the temple of Tellus. In that temple, to the best of my powers, I laid the foundations of peace, and followed the example set by the Athenians of old. I even employed a Greek word, which had been used at Athens in softening down the asperities of civil war; and, under the name of 'amnesty, ' proposed that all recollection of our quarrels should be blotted out for ever in oblivion. On that occasion, if the speech of Antonius was noble, his reso 1 The word ' consularis, ' meaning ' one who had held the office of consul, ' has no equivalent in English, and being a term of frequent occurrence, it is thought better to retain it as a technical expression. lution was superb; it was, in short, through him aDd his son that peace was established with our most distinguished citizens. And with this beginning all that followed for a time agreed. He invited the leading men in Rome to discussions at his house about the welfare of the state; the reports which he made to the senate were beyond praise; nothing was then found in the papers of Caesar except what was generally known to be contained in them. He answered any questions which were put to him with unvarying consistency. Are any exiles