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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. NATIONAL BESTSELLER An excellent introduction to a critical period in the history of Rome. Cicero comes across much as he must have lived: reflective, charming and rather vain.The Wall Street JournalAll ages of the world have not produced a greater statesman and philosopher combined.John Adams He squared off against Caesar and was friends with young Brutus. He advised the legendary Pompey on his botched transition from military hero to politician. He lambasted Mark Antony and was master of the smear campaign, as feared for his wit as he was for his ruthless disputations. Brilliant, voluble, cranky, a genius of political manipulation but also a true patriot and idealist, Cicero was Romes most feared politician, one of the greatest lawyers and statesmen of all times. In this dynamic and engaging biography, Anthony Everitt plunges us into the fascinating, scandal-ridden world of ancient Rome in its most glorious heydaywhen senators were endlessly filibustering legislation and exposing one anothers sexual escapades to discredit the opposition. Accessible to us through his legendary speeches but also through an unrivaled collection of unguarded letters to his close friend Atticus, Cicero comes to life as a witty and cunning political operator, the most eloquent and astute witness to the last days of Republican Rome.Praise for Cicero [Everitt makes] his subjectbrilliant, vain, principled, opportunistic and courageouscome to life after two millennia.The Washington Post Gripping . . . Everitt combines a classical education with practical expertise. . . . He writes fluidly.The New York TimesIn the half-century before the assassination of Julius Caesar . . . Rome endured a series of crises, assassinations, factional bloodletting, civil wars and civil strife, including at one point government by gang war. This period, when republican government slid into dictatorship, is one of historys most fascinating, and one learns a great deal about it in this excellent and very readable biography.The Plain DealerRiveting . . . a clear-eyed biography . . . Ciceros times . . . offer vivid lessons about the viciousness that can pervade elected government.Chicago TribuneLively and dramatic . . . By the books end, hes managed to put enough flesh on Ciceros old bones that you care when the agents of his implacable enemy, Mark Antony, kill him.Los Angeles Times A lively portrait of the quintessential Roman politician describes the life and times of the ancient statesman, based on the witty and candid letters that Cicero wrote to his friend Atticus in which he described the events and personalities that shaped the final days of Republican Rome. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780375758959
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