Philippiques de Démosthène et Catilinaires de Cicéron (1765)
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Philippiques de Démosthène et Catilinaires de Cicéron (1765)
by Marcus Tullius Cicero, Marcus Tullius Demosthenes
Full Title: Philippiques de Démosthène et Catilinaires de Cicéron, Traduites par M. l'Abbé d'Olivet . . .
6 ½ x 4. In French. Published by Chez Barbou, Paris, 1765. Fifth Edition. Full polished calf with flat spine divided into panels by single gilt rules. Red label with bright gilt title, “PHILIPI DE CICERON.” Joints and hinges strong. Boards in very good+ condition, with some light scratches to rear board. Corners sharp. Marbled pastedowns and endpapers. Text block presents no signs of use, remarkably clean from cover-to-cover, save for an occasional spot. Red edges. A HANDSOME COPY, with trivial imperfections to the binding and text still as bright as when it was first printed.
“The Philippians” are a series of 14 speeches made by Cicero in 44 and 43 BC., targeting Marcus Antonius, a Roman general and statesman, who is known in English as Mark Antony. A friend of Julius Caesar and lover of Queen Cleopatra, Antony was an integral part of politics in Rome during its transition from a Republic to an Empire. In these speeches, Cicero criticizes Antony’s polices, often shining a personal hatred towards him. Cicero attempts to draw the Senate against Antony, while showing support to Republicans Brutus and Cassius. Through these speeches, Cicero hoped to provoke the elimination of Antony, but the Senators spent too much time sharing his obstinacy. Cicero was able, however, to eventually have Antony declared a public enemy, and the rest was history.
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