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Cicero: Selected Letters & Speeches

Cicero

Cicero: Selected Letters & Speeches

Name: Cicero: Selected Letters & Speeches
SKU: CICE
Price: 240 CAD
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Illustrated by Neil Bousfield

Rome’s greatest orator, Cicero, offers a vivid insight into the late Republic through his powerful letters and speeches. Curated by classics expert Andrew Sillett, this Folio edition features Neil Bousfield’s evocative illustrations.

CA$240

Book Details

Production DetailsBound in three-quarter blocked cloth with a printed paper front board
Blocked slipcase
Printed endpapers
Gilded top edge
Ribbon marker
Prints 2 colour throughout in red and gold

DimensionsSized at 10 inches x 6¾ inches

FontSet in Haarlemmer

Pages664 pages

AuthorCicero

Illustrated byNeil Bousfield

Illustration7 double-page spread colour illustrations

Publication Date04/03/2025

PrintingFirst Printing

Editor's Notes

Rome’s most celebrated orator, Cicero, lived through some of the Republic’s most turbulent years. Through a carefully curated selection by the University of Oxford’s Andrew Sillett, this volume invites readers into the political and intellectual heart of the late Roman Republic, a world shaped by ambition, betrayal and Cicero’s unyielding commitment to republican ideals.

Cicero’s words have an enduring resonance, and his eloquence and insight resonate as much today as they did two millennia ago, speaking to ideals of justice, duty and integrity.

Printed in two colours throughout, bound in cloth and illustrated by award-winning artist Neil Bousfield, this edition is a celebration of one of history’s greatest voices.

Synopsis

Rome’s greatest orator, Marcus Tullius Cicero, dominated Roman rhetoric at a defining time in the Republic’s history. This unique Folio edition, curated by Andrew Sillett, brings together Cicero’s most powerful speeches and letters, and encapsulates the events surrounding the fall of the Republic. From his defence of Murena and his suppression of the Catilinarian conspiracy, to his tragic and vehement opposition to Mark Antony in the Second Philippic, Cicero’s life and achievements stand as a history of a republic on the brink.

Pairing Sillett’s illuminating introductions with Neil Bousfield’s illustrations, this collection spans the political drama of Cicero’s age, his personal and political reflections and his mastery of rhetoric.

About the Author

Marcus Tullius Cicero, born in 106 BCE, was one of ancient Rome’s most brilliant orators and a passionate defender of the Republic. Known for his powerful speeches and witty letters, Cicero navigated the turbulent politics of his time with a deep conviction for justice. His works on philosophy, ethics, and rhetoric, including De Officiis (44 BCE) and De Amicitia (44 BCE), shaped Rome's intellectual life and later inspired the Renaissance. In 43 BCE, his resistance to Mark Antony led to his tragic death. However, Cicero’s legacy endured, influencing thinkers like St. Augustine and Voltaire and celebrating reasoned speech.

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