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- catalog abstract ""Cicero's speech delivered in the mid '50s BC in defence of Gaius Rabirius Postumus was the last of a series of trials which followed the restoration of the Egyptian king, Ptolemy XII Auletes, to his throne. This had been secured through the services of a Roman army which had acted on the promise of a huge illegal bribe. Rabirius Postumus, a leading financier, had travelled to Egypt to collect the promised money acting on behalf of himself and other creditors of the king, including Caesar and Pompey. On his return political opponents placed him, among others, on trial. This book provides a translation of the speech and a commentary in English of a work which is a major source for Roman and Egyptian history at a time of the late Republic. The introduction furnishes a review of the events surrounding the trial as well as a significant reappraisal of the career of Rabirius Postumus who is shown to be a major actor on the Roman political stage. The commentary discusses historical and legal points and also includes a number of important textual emendations. This book is intended for academics and post-graduate students interested in the study of Cicero and in Late Republican Roman literature, especially Roman historians, those interested in Ptolemaic Egypt, and Roman law."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b12152536.
- catalog contributor b12152537.
- catalog created "2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "2001.".
- catalog description ""Cicero's speech delivered in the mid '50s BC in defence of Gaius Rabirius Postumus was the last of a series of trials which followed the restoration of the Egyptian king, Ptolemy XII Auletes, to his throne. This had been secured through the services of a Roman army which had acted on the promise of a huge illegal bribe. Rabirius Postumus, a leading financier, had travelled to Egypt to collect the promised money acting on behalf of himself and other creditors of the king, including Caesar and Pompey. On his return political opponents placed him, among others, on trial. This book provides a translation of the speech and a commentary in English of a work which is a major source for Roman and Egyptian history at a time of the late Republic. The introduction furnishes a review of the events surrounding the trial as well as a significant reappraisal of the career of Rabirius Postumus who is shown to be a major actor on the Roman political stage. The commentary discusses historical and legal points and also includes a number of important textual emendations. This book is intended for academics and post-graduate students interested in the study of Cicero and in Late Republican Roman literature, especially Roman historians, those interested in Ptolemaic Egypt, and Roman law."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-246) and indexes (p. [247]-282).".
- catalog description "Introduction. Ptolemy XII Auletes and the Romans. Gaius Rabirius Postumus. The trial. The motives. The date. The result. The Julian law of extortion. 'What has become of the money.' -- Translation -- Commentary -- Chronology -- Bibliography -- Index locorum -- General index.".
- catalog extent "xiv, 282 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "0199240078".
- catalog identifier "0199240965 (pbk.)".
- catalog isPartOf "Clarendon ancient history series.".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "2001.".
- catalog language "eng lat".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Oxford : Clarendon Press ; New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog subject "875/.01 21".
- catalog subject "PA6307.P76 S53 2001".
- catalog subject "Rabirius Postumus, Gaius.".
- catalog subject "Speeches, addresses, etc., Latin Translations into English.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction. Ptolemy XII Auletes and the Romans. Gaius Rabirius Postumus. The trial. The motives. The date. The result. The Julian law of extortion. 'What has become of the money.' -- Translation -- Commentary -- Chronology -- Bibliography -- Index locorum -- General index.".
- catalog title "Pro Rabirio Postumo / Marcus Tullius Cicero ; translated with introduction and commentary by Mary Siani-Davies.".
- catalog type "Translations. fast".
- catalog type "text".