Asconius: Commentaries on Speeches of Cicero

by Asconius, R. G. Lewis (Translator)

Overview

Asconius lived about a century after Cicero and wrote commentaries on Cicero's speeches to help his sons understand them. Five of these have survived. They are not only interesting in their own right but also provide a mine of information about the turbulent history of the Ciceronian age. Consequently they are studied by all those who work on the history of the final years of the Roman Republic. This volume brings together the original Latin text with a new translation and commentary, designed for students, as well as indices, a glossary, and a full bibliography.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780191566295
Publisher:	OUP Oxford
Publication date:	12/14/2006
Series:	Clarendon Ancient History Series
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	589 KB

About the Author

The late R. G. Lewis was formerly Senior Lecturer in Classics at the University of Edinburgh.

Table of Contents

• INTRODUCTION
• TRANSLATION
• COMMENTARY

Editorial Reviews

"The translation is highly readable and at times even elegant.... In sum, we must be grateful to have this new translation of Asconius, which is far superior to its predecessor, and to have a reprint of the OCT."—John T. Ramsey, The Classical Review

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