Cicero : Verrines II.1

Cicero's first major triumph was the prosecution of Caius Verres for misgovernment in Sicily. This speech was given in the second part of the trial and shows the development of Cicero's rhetoric. This edition communicates the literary flavour of the original and discusses the historical and political background to the trial, with examination of noteworthy textual cruces and problems of interpretation. Text with translation and commentary. (Aris and Phillips 1986)Cicero, Marcus Tullius is the author of 'Cicero : Verrines II.1', published 1986 under ISBN 9780856682520 and ISBN 0856682527.