Cicero: Pro Milone

Edition of Cicero's best speech helping students appreciate the work as both a literary masterpiece and a historical document.

Thomas J. Keeline (Edited by)

9781316631447, Cambridge University Press

Paperback / softback, published 27 May 2021

400 pages
21.6 x 13.7 x 2 cm, 0.48 kg

'The commentary is a milestone in the research on Cicero's Pro Milone. It can equally satisfy the beginner and the advanced reader.' Jochen Sauer, Historische Zeitschrift (translated from German)

The Pro Milone numbers among Cicero's most famous speeches. In it he defends his friend T. Annius Milo against the charge of murdering P. Clodius Pulcher, Cicero's own archenemy. Clodius' death, Milo's trial, and their aftermath consumed Roman public life in 52 BC, involving every major political figure of the day. Although Cicero's defense failed, the published speech remains one of his finest, a fascinating document from a turbulent time, full of interest both historical and rhetorical. This edition, aimed at students and scholars alike, provides readers with the help that they need to appreciate the speech as a literary masterpiece and a historical text. Including a comprehensive introduction and a newly constituted Latin text, it provides detailed treatment of Cicero's language, style, and rhetorical techniques, as well as full discussion of the historical background and the larger social and cultural issues relevant to the speech.

Introduction
The Pro Milone and Cicero's career
Clodius' death, Milo's trial, and the aftermath
Historical background
Historical timeline
Argument and outline of the speech
Cicero's style
Revision and publication
Text and transmission
Text: Pro Milone
Commentary.

Subject Areas: Classical history / classical civilisation [HBLA1], Literary studies: classical, early & medieval [DSBB], Literature & literary studies [D]