
Asconius
Commentaries on Speeches of Cicero
ASCONIUS(Author)
Oxford University Press
Published on 14. December 2006
Book
Hardback
384 pages
978-0-19-929052-9 (ISBN)
Description
Asconius lived about a century after Cicero and wrote commentaries on Cicero's speeches to help his sons understand them. Five of these have survived. They are not only interesting in their own right but also provide a mine of information about the turbulent history of the Ciceronian age.
Consequently they are studied by all those who work on the history of the final years of the Roman Republic. This volume brings together the original Latin text with a new translation and commentary, designed for students, as well as indices, a glossary, and a full bibliography.
Consequently they are studied by all those who work on the history of the final years of the Roman Republic. This volume brings together the original Latin text with a new translation and commentary, designed for students, as well as indices, a glossary, and a full bibliography.
Reviews / Votes
...to be commended...The translationis highly readable and at times even elegant * John T. Ramsey, The Classical Review * ...a work of considerable utility and as such represents a fitting memorial to an under-rated scholar. * A. Keaveney, Les Etudes Classiques, 75,3 *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 26 mm
Weight
672 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-929052-9 (9780199290529)
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Book
12/2006
Oxford University Press
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Persons
The late R. G. Lewis was formerly Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Edinburgh.
Content
INTRODUCTION; TRANSLATION; COMMENTARY