Greek and Roman Oratory

✍ Scribed by Bob Blaisdell

Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Year: 2014
Tongue: English
Leaves: 160
Series: Dover Thrift Editions
Category: Library

No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.

✦ Synopsis

This inexpensive compilation of great oratory by ancient Greeks and Romans will be useful to students of history as well as those looking to hone their public speaking skills. Contents include Pericles' oration in favor of the Peloponnesian War and Julius Caesar on the punishment of the Catiline conspirators, in addition to speeches by Alcibiades, Demosthenes, Cicero, and many others.

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