Ciceronis Pro A Licinio Archia Poeta Oratio Ad Iudices

Author : James S. Reid
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781331915348
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (153 download)

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Download or read book M. Tullius Ciceronis written by James S. Reid and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from M. Tullius Ciceronis: Pro A. Licinio Archia Poeta Oratio Ad Iudices, Edited for Schools and Colleges Cicero's client Archias was a Greek, born about the year 119 B.C., at Antioch, the chief city of Syria. His family held high rank, and in the schools of Antioch, which was at that time a home of learning and culture, he received a liberal education. In those days, both in Greek and in Roman communities, the study of poetry formed the most important part of education. Like Pope, Archias seems when a child to have "lisped in numbers," and his natural cleverness was so cultivated that before he had arrived at manhood his fame as a poet was widely known beyond the bounds of his native city. He was especially skilful as an improvisatore, and ranked with the famous Antipater of Sidon, who, as Cicero tells us, could pour forth verses in any metre on any subject at a moment's notice. The written poems of Archias were thought by his contemporaries worthy to be placed side by side with the works of the old Greek Classic poets. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.