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PublisherOxford University Press, Incorporated

ISBN-100199240965

ISBN-139780199240968

eBay Product ID (ePID)1811472

Product Key Features

Number of Pages296 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NamePro Rabirio Postumo

SubjectAncient & Classical, Linguistics / General

Publication Year2001

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Language Arts & Disciplines

AuthorMary Siani-Davies, Cicero

SeriesClarendon Ancient History Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.6 in

Item Weight14.1 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Intended AudienceCollege Audience

LCCN00-062404

Dewey Edition21

Reviews'The greatest strength of Siani-Davies's book lies in her clear and convincing historical argumentation'Bryn Mawr Classical Review'It will be most helpful for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in Ancient History, especially those with no or little knowledge of Latin'Bryn Mawr Classical Review'This excellent and useful volume presents the first English-language commentary on this brief but historically important speech since the 19th century mainly philological commentary of George Long ... Mary Siani-Davies has done us all a great service with this honed and careful publication'Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 'The greatest strength of Siani-Davies's book lies in her clear and convincing historical argumentation'Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 'This excellent and useful volume presents the first English-language commentary on this brief but historically important speech since the 19th century mainly philological commentary of George Long ... Mary Siani-Davies has done us all a great service with this honed and careful publication'Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 'It will be most helpful for upper-level undergraduates and graduate students in Ancient History, especially those with no or little knowledge of Latin'Bryn Mawr Classical Review

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal875/.01

Table Of ContentAbbreviationsINTRODUCTION1. Ptolemy XII Auletes and the Romans2. Gaius Rabirius Postumus3. The TrialThe MotivesThe DateThe ResultThe Julian Law of Extortion"What has become of the money"TRANSLATIONCOMMENTARYChronologyBibliographyIndex LocorumGeneral Index

SynopsisCicero's speech delivered in the mid 50s BC in defence of Gaius Rabirius Postumus was the last of a series of trials which followed the restoration of the Egyptian king, Ptolemy XII Auletes, to his throne. This had been secured through the services of a Roman army which had acted on the promise of a huge illegal bribe. Rabirius Postumus, a leading financier, had travelled to Egypt to collect the promised money acting on behalf of himself and other creditors of the king, including Caesar and Pompey. On his return political opponents placed him, amongst others, on trial. This book provides a new translation the speech and the first commentary in English of a work which is a major source for Roman and Egyptian history at the time of the late Republic. The extensive introduction furnishes a comprehensive review of the events surrounding the trial as well as a significant reappraisal of the career of Rabirius Postumus who is shown to be a major actor on the Roman political stage. The detailed commentary discusses historical and legal points and also includes a number of important textual emendations., Pro Rabirio Postumo is a speech delivered by Cicero in defence of the Roman financier, Gaius Rabirius Postumus, who became embroiled in the 'Egyptian Question' which preoccupied Roman politics throughout the 50s BC. This volume includes the first full-scale commentary in English, as well as a new translation and extensive introduction. It records and examines the particular circumstances surrounding Rabirius Postumus' trial, and it furnishes an intriguing insight into the political forces at work in Rome and Egypt during the late Republican period., Cicero's speech delivered in the mid 50s BC in defense of Gaius Rabirius Postumus was the last of a series of trials which followed the restoration of the Egyptian king, Ptolemy XII Auletes, to his throne. This book provides a new translation the speech and the first commentary in English of a work which is a major source for Roman and Egyptian history at the time of the late Republic. The extensive introduction furnishes a comprehensive review of the events surrounding the trial as well as a significant reappraisal of the career of Rabirius Postumus who is shown to be a major actor on the Roman political stage. The detailed commentary discusses historical and legal points and also includes a number of important textual emendations.

LC Classification NumberPA6307.P76S53 2001