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Online-Ressource (368 p)
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9780190224592
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American Philological Association Texts and Commentaries
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Perhaps no other single Roman speech exemplifies the connection between oratory, politics and imperialism better than Cicero's De Provinciis Consularibus, pronounced to the senate in 56 BC. Cicero puts his talents at the service of the powerful ""triumviri"" (Caesar, Crassus and Pompey), whose aims he advances by appealing to the senators' imperialistic and chauvinistic ideology. This oration, then, yields precious insights into several areas of late republican life: international relations between Rome and the provinces (Gaul, Macedonia and Judaea); the senators' view on governors, publicani
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Cover; Cicero's De Provinciis Consularibus Oratio; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; Timeline; Maps; Introduction; I. Historical background: Cicero's life until 56; The conspiracy of Catiline and the origins of Cicero's exile; Clodius' tribunate and Cicero's exile; Rhetorical implications; The post reditum speeches; II. Context and date of delivery and publication; Historical context of 56; The outcome of the senatorial debate; Date; Palinodia?; Publication; Rhetorical context; The Senate; Senatorial oratory; III. The assignment of consular provinces
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The lex SemproniaConsular and praetorian provinces; The lex Sempronia de provinciis consularibus; Laws and practices: the lex Vatinia and the lex Clodia; IV. Dramatis personae; Piso; Gabinius; Caesar; V. Language, style, strategiesand structure of the speech; Inventio; Dispositio; Elocutio; Ciceronian style; Prov. and the style of the speeches post reditum; Prov. and the style of Cicero's senatorial speeches; Clausulae and prose rhythm; Memoria; Actio; VI. Writing and transmission of the text; DE PROVINCIIS CONSVLARIBVSIN SENATV ORATIO; SIGLA; M. Tvlli Ciceronis
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De Provinciis consvlaribvs in senatv oratioCommentary; Exordium 1-2; [1.]; [2.]; Propositio 3-4.21; [3.]; [4.]; Narratio 4.21-16.30; [5.]; [6.]; [7.]; [8.]; [9.]; [10.]; [11.]; [12.]; [13.]; [14.]; [15.]; [16.]; Transitio 17; [17.]; Confirmatio I 18-28; [18.]; [19.]; [20.]; [21.]; [22.]; [23.]; [24.]; [25.]; [26.]; [27.]; [28.]; Confirmatio II 29-35 (cf. Introduction to 18-28, pp. 170-1); [29.]; [30.]; [31.]; [32.]; [33.]; [34.]; [35.]; Confutatio I (Aka refutatio) 36-9; [36.]; [37.]; [38.]; [39.]; [40.]; Digressio 40-3; [41.]; [42.]; [43.]; Confutatio II 44-6 (cf. 36-9, p. 245); [44.]; [45.]
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[46.]Peroratio 47; [47.]; Glossary of Cited Rhetorical Terms; Bibliography; Main modern editions; Abbreviations; Cited Works; Index
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ISBN 9780190224608
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780190224592
Additional Edition:
Print version Cicero's De Provinciis Consularibus Oratio
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