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Cicero's De Provinciis Consularibus Oratio (Hardcover)
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Cicero's De Provinciis Consularibus Oratio (Hardcover)
Series: Society for Classical Studies Texts & Commentaries
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Perhaps no other single Roman speech exemplifies the connection
between oratory, politics and imperialism better than Cicero's De
Provinciis Consularibus, pronounced to the senate in 56 BC. Cicero
puts his talents at the service of the powerful "triumviri"
(Caesar, Crassus and Pompey), whose aims he advances by appealing
to the senators' imperialistic and chauvinistic ideology. This
oration, then, yields precious insights into several areas of late
republican life: international relations between Rome and the
provinces (Gaul, Macedonia and Judaea); the senators' view on
governors, publicani (tax-farmers) and foreigners; the dirty
mechanics of high politics in the 50s, driven by lust for
domination and money; and Cicero's own role in that political
choreography. This speech also exemplifies the exceptional range of
Cicero's oratory: the invective against Piso and Gabinius calls for
biting irony, the praise of Caesar displays high rhetoric, the
rejection of other senators' recommendations is a tour de force of
logical and sophisticated argument, and Cicero's justification for
his own conduct is embedded in the self-fashioning narrative which
is typical of his post reditum speeches. This new commentary
includes an updated introduction, which provides the readers with a
historical, rhetorical and stylistic background to appreciate the
complexities of Cicero's oration, as well as indexes and maps.
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