The Hand of Cicero

by Shane Butler

Book Overview

Hundreds perished in Rome's Second Proscription, but one victim is remembered above all others. Cicero stands out, however, not only because of his fame, but also because his murder included a unique addition to the customary decapitation. For his corpse was deprived not only of its head, but also of its right hand. Plutarch tells us why Mark Antony wanted the hand that wrote the Philippics. But how did it come to pass that Rome's greatest orator...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415251494
• ISBN13: 9780415251495
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.7"