Asconius: Commentaries on Speeches of Cicero

by Asconius, R. G. Lewis

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199290536
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	03/01/2007
Series:	Clarendon Ancient History Series
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	923,770
Product dimensions:	8.22(w) x 5.52(h) x 0.91(d)

About the Author

The late R. G. Lewis was formerly Professor of Latin, Edinburgh University.

Table of Contents

IntroductionTranslationCommentary

Editorial Reviews

"The translation is highly readable and at times even elegant.... In sum, we must be grateful to have this new translation of Asconius, which is far superior to its predecessor, and to have a reprint of the OCT."—John T. Ramsey, The Classical Review

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