| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 284 pages) : illustrations (some color). |
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text file |
| Series |
Classic Textbooks series,
2054-2445
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| Note |
Electronic book available via OpenBook Publishers website. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-284). |
| Summary |
"In republican times, one of Rome's deadliest enemies was King Mithridates of Pontus. In 66 BCE, after decades of inconclusive struggle, the tribune Manilius proposed a bill that would give supreme command in the war against Mithridates to Pompey the Great, who had just swept the Mediterranean clean of another menace: the pirates. While powerful aristocrats objected to the proposal, which would endow Pompey with unprecedented powers, the bill proved hugely popular among the people, and one of the praetors, Marcus Tullius Cicero, also hastened to lend it his support. In his first ever political speech, variously entitled pro lege Manilia or de imperio Gnaei Pompei, Cicero argues that the war against Mithridates requires the appointment of a perfect general and that the only man to live up to such lofty standards is Pompey. In the section under consideration here, Cicero defines the most important hallmarks of the ideal military commander and tries to demonstrate that Pompey is his living embodiment. This course book offers a portion of the original Latin text, study aids with vocabulary, and a commentary. Designed to stretch and stimulate readers, the incisive commentary will be of particular interest to students of Latin at both AS and undergraduate level. It extends beyond detailed linguistic analysis and historical background to encourage critical engagement with Cicero's prose and discussion of the most recent scholarly thought."--Publisher's website. |
| Contents |
Contributors -- List of Illustrations -- List of Musical Pieces -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Rameau's Nephew -- Notes. |
| Local Note |
JSTOR Books at JSTOR Open Access |
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eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Latin text with notes, study questions and translations in English. |
| Subject |
Pompey, the Great, 106 B.C.-48 B.C.
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Pompey, the Great, 106 B.C.-48 B.C. |
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Cicero, Marcus Tullius. Pro lege Manilia.
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Pro lege Manilia (Cicero, Marcus Tullius) |
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Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin.
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Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Readers (Publications)
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Speeches.
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Textbooks.
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Speeches.
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Readers (Publications)
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Textbooks.
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| Added Author |
Gildenhard, Ingo, 1970- translator, writer of supplementary textual content.
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Hodgson, Louise (Louise Lovelace), translator, writer of supplementary textual content.
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Open Book Publishers.
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| Added Title |
Pro lege Manilia https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/nr98003901
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On Pompey's command (De imperio), 27-49 |
| Other Form: |
9781783740789 (hbk.) |
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9781783740772 (pbk.) |
| ISBN |
9781783740796 (pdf) |
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1783740795 |
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9781783740802 (epub) |
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1783740809 |
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9781783740819 (mobi) |
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1783740817 |
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1783740787 |
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9781783740789 |
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1783740779 |
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9781783740772 |
| Standard No. |
10.11647/OBP.0045 |
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