Invectives against Antony

Cicero (Marcus Tullius, 106–43 BC), Roman advocate, orator, politician, poet, and philosopher, lived through the stirring era that saw the rise, dictatorship, and death of Julius Caesar in a tottering republic. In Cicero’s political speeches and in his correspondence, the excitement, tension, and intrigue of politics, along with the part he played in the turmoil of the time, come to life.

Of about 106 speeches, 58 survive (a few incompletely), with 29 addressed to the Roman people or Senate, and the rest to jurors. The fourteenth century brought a rediscovery by Petrarch and other Italian humanists of manuscripts containing more than 900 letters, of which over 800 were written by Cicero, and nearly 100 by others to him. This correspondence provides a unique revelation of the man, especially since most of the letters were not intended for publication.

Additionally, six works on rhetorical subjects survive intact, and another is found only in fragments. Seven major philosophical works are extant in part or in whole, alongside a number of shorter compositions either preserved or known by title or fragments. The Loeb Classical Library edition of Cicero is presented in twenty-nine volumes.

Pages: 400, Year of Publication: 0131, Dimensions: 10.8x10.8cm