Cicero's Pro L. Murena Oratio

by Elaine Fantham

Book Overview

Cicero's speech on behalf of L. Lucinius Murena, newly elected to the consulship of 62 BCE but immediately prosecuted for electoral bribery, is especially famous for its digressions and valuable for its insights into the complex political wrangles of the late 60s. It is, however, a speech more commonly excerpted and cited than read in its entirety, though whether the absence of an English-language commentary is a cause or effect of that situation...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199974535
• ISBN13: 9780199974535
• Release Date: August 2013
• Publisher: OUP Us
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.1" x 9.0"