{"product_id":"selected-political-speeches-by-cicero-9780140442144","title":"Selected Political Speeches","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA collection of political speeches from the greatest orator of Rome\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAmid the corruption and power struggles of the collapse of the Roman Republic, Cicero (106-43BC) produced some of the most stirring and eloquent speeches in history. A statesman and lawyer, he was one of the only outsiders to penetrate the aristocratic circles that controlled the Roman state, and became renowned for his speaking to the Assembly, Senate, and courtrooms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhether fighting corruption, quashing the Catiline conspiracy, defending the poet Archias, or railing against Mark Antony in the Philippics—the magnificent arguments in defence of liberty which led to his banishment and death—Cicero's speeches are oratory masterpieces, vividly evocative of the cut and thrust of Roman political life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSelected Political Speeches\u003c\/em\u003e showcases these masterful pieces, providing readers with insight into the brilliance of Cicero's rhetoric and the tumultuous times in which he lived.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46516217643244,"sku":"9780140442144","price":27.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/27309213482237.jpg?v=1748918382","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/products\/selected-political-speeches-by-cicero-9780140442144","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}