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  2. Catilinarian orations - Wikipedia

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    Cicero Denounces Catiline, fresco by Cesare Maccari, 1882–1888. The Catilinarian orations (Latin: Marci Tullii Ciceronis orationes in Catilinam; also simply the Catilinarians) are four speeches given in 63 BC by Marcus Tullius Cicero, one of the year's consuls. The speeches are all related to the discovery, investigation, and suppression of ...

  3. De Optimo Genere Oratorum - Wikipedia

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    This short treatise professes to be the introduction to a translation of a speech by Demosthenes called On the Crown, and a speech of his rival, Aeschines, called Against Ctesiphon. Cicero was an advocate of free translation: "The essence of successful oratory, he insists, is that it should 'instruct, delight, and move the minds of his audience ...

  4. Philippicae - Wikipedia

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    The Philippics (Latin: Philippicae, singular Philippica) are a series of 14 speeches composed by Cicero in 44 and 43 BC, condemning Mark Antony. Cicero likened these speeches to those of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon; [1] both Demosthenes' and Cicero's speeches became known as Philippics.

  5. O tempora, o mores! - Wikipedia

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    Cicero throws up his brief like a Gentleman, by John Leech, from: The Comic History of Rome by Gilbert Abbott à Beckett. O tempora, o mores is a Latin phrase that translates literally as "Oh the times! Oh the customs!", first recorded to have been spoken by Cicero. A more natural, yet still quite literal, translation is "Oh what times!

  6. De Imperio Cn. Pompei - Wikipedia

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    Pompei ("On the Imperium of Gnaeus Pompeius"), also known as Pro Lege Manilia ("In Favour of the Manilian Law"), was a speech delivered by Cicero in 66 BC before the Roman popular assembly. [1] It was in support of the proposal made by Gaius Manilius , a tribune of the people, that Pompey the Great be given sole command against Mithridates in ...

  7. A Dialogue Concerning Oratorical Partitions - Wikipedia

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    Cicero then undertakes a systematic discussion of eloquence. He says rhetoric is arranged under three headings – “first of all, the power of the orator; secondly, the speech; thirdly, the subject of the speech.” [ 7 ] The orator's power consists of ideas and words, which must be “discovered and arranged.” “To discover” applies ...

  8. List of ancient Roman speeches - Wikipedia

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    Marcus Tullius Cicero's Orations against Catiline: Cicero denounces Catiline, who attempted a failed coup against the Roman Republic. [a] Cicero: 63 BCE [4] [5] Cato the Elder's speech directed towards the Seleucid king: Cato addresses the Seleucid King in Athens. Cato the Elder: Uncertain date [6] [7] [8] Cato the Younger's speech during the ...

  9. Cicero - Wikipedia

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    Marcus Tullius Cicero [a] (/ ˈ s ɪ s ə r oʊ / SISS-ə-roh; Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs ˈtʊlli.ʊs ˈkɪkɛroː]; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, writer and Academic skeptic, [4] who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. [5]