The Orators in Cicero's Brutus: Prosopography and Chronology

Author:   G.V. Sumner
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
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9781487585532


Pages:   277
Publication Date:   15 December 1973
Format:   Paperback
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The Orators in Cicero's Brutus: Prosopography and Chronology


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Special problems are presented to prospographers and historians of the Roman Republic who attempt to determine the chronological structure of Cicero's Brutus. Over two hundred orators who figured actively in Roman politics from the time of the Punic Wars to that of Civil War are cited in the dialogue. Professor Sumner presents their probable birth-dates and careers in the form of a register, followed by a commentary concentrating on the controversial points in the Brutus, to give a systematic basis to our understanding of the problems of the historical aspects of the dialogue and Cicero's organization of it. Professor Sumner has worked primarily from the historian's viewpoint. In his words: 'the study of the chronological structure of the Brutus should be considered the vertebra of the monograph, but the body of the work is the prosopographical commentary, while the examination of Cicero's prosoporgraphical and chronographic resources and methods is an essential adjunct.' For scholars and students of early Rome this analysis is a valuable addition to current knowledge.

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Author:   G.V. Sumner
Publisher:   University of Toronto Press
Imprint:   University of Toronto Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.10cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.310kg
ISBN:  

9781487585532


ISBN 10:   1487585535
Pages:   277
Publication Date:   15 December 1973
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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G.V. SUMNER is with the Department of Classics, University College, University of Toronto.

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