The Catilinarians.
Beautiful Letters| N° d'inventaire | 22800 |
| Format | 11 x 18 |
| Détails | 188 p., paperback. |
| Publication | Paris, 2012 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782251800264 |
Classic bilingual collection. In 63 BC, the Roman Republic was experiencing explosive times. Political divisions, increasing poverty, and the omnipresence of violence affected all levels of society. All that was missing was a leader to reap the fruits of the state's decay, provoke a revolution, and plunge Rome into the throes of civil war. This leader, consumed by hatred and ambition, was a ruined, charismatic, and debauched patrician, Lucius Sergius Catilina. Facing him was a "new man," a consul who masterfully wielded the art of oratory, a lawyer who knew how to turn his phrases into formidable weapons: Cicero. In four speeches, this master of words would drive out Catilina, turn the people around, and—or so he believed—save the Republic. Through these Catilinarians, the story of the most formidable plot ever hatched against the Roman State is being written, to the greater glory of their author.
Classic bilingual collection. In 63 BC, the Roman Republic was experiencing explosive times. Political divisions, increasing poverty, and the omnipresence of violence affected all levels of society. All that was missing was a leader to reap the fruits of the state's decay, provoke a revolution, and plunge Rome into the throes of civil war. This leader, consumed by hatred and ambition, was a ruined, charismatic, and debauched patrician, Lucius Sergius Catilina. Facing him was a "new man," a consul who masterfully wielded the art of oratory, a lawyer who knew how to turn his phrases into formidable weapons: Cicero. In four speeches, this master of words would drive out Catilina, turn the people around, and—or so he believed—save the Republic. Through these Catilinarians, the story of the most formidable plot ever hatched against the Roman State is being written, to the greater glory of their author.