A scholarly edition of Cicero’s Pro Rabirio with notes, introduction, and Appendices. This edition presents the text alongside extensive scholarly apparatus, guiding readers through the argument and its historical context.
The volume frames the speech with an introduction and appendices that map the political and legal landscape of late Republican Rome. It examines the charge of perduellio, the duumviral procedure, and the broader questions of legality and state power. The notes and references illuminate how ancient writers are used to reconstruct the case, and how this speech fits into Roman legal and political practice.
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Excerpt from M Tvlli Ciceronis Pro C Rabirio (Perdvellionis Reo) Oratio Ad Qvirites: With Notes Introduction and Appendices
R. Case of Rabirius (a) the charge, (é) its object, (6) the question at issue and procedure employed, (a') accuser and accused, (e) party struggles and the trial, (f) the real difficulty the occasion of the speech - evidence (i) external (ii) internal.
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