The Latin Classics, Vol. 6: Oratory, Essays, Letters (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Latin Classics, Vol. 6: Oratory, Essays, Letters After careful preparation for the profession of the law under the ablest jurists of the day, Cicero made his first appear ance as an advocate in 81 b.c., when he was twenty-five years old. The speech, Pro Quinctio, which he delivered on that occasion was unimportant. Of great Significance, however, as revealing Cicero’s courage, was the oration Pro Roscio Ameri no, delivered’ in 80 b.c. In defence of a young Roman country gentleman wrongfully accused Of murder by Chrvsogonus, an unprincipled favorite of the dictator Sulla. Few would have ventured to risk incurring the displeasure of Sulla by attacking his favorite; yet Cicero fearlessly undertook the defence of Roscius and conducted it with such success as to establish immediately his reputation and standing as a forensic leader. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.