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Cicero: Pro Roscio AmerinoCicero's speech on behalf of Roscius of Ameria in Umbria represents his first public 'cause celebre' in 80 BC when he was just twenty six. It followed closely the notorious proscriptions made under the dictator Sulla. One of Sulla's freedman favourites, Chrysogonus, had criminally contrived to have Roscius' wealthy father's name added to the list of the proscribed after his death and after closure of the list, with the aim of depriving Roscius of his

and Heaney

pushed his way in Roman politics as a 'democrat' against the senatorial government

taking breaks

and competitive athletics

To give and receive well may be the most human thing you can do—but it is also the closest you can come to divinity

This approach was intended to promote in sixth-formers and undergraduates not just an understanding of the Latin but a critical appreciation of literary quality

Aeschylus (525–456 BC) brought a new grandeur and epic sweep to the drama of classical Athens

Topics covered include town and country life

(with omissions)

This completely new edition aims to provide students with help in translation

One of Sulla's freedman favourites

in habitat

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