Publication

2001 - Random House, New York, New York (State)

Language

English

Word Count

89,750 words, Guess

Page Count

359 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivecicerolifetimeso0000ever
  • ISBN-100375507469
  • ISBN-101588360806
  • ISBN-139780375507465
  • ISBN-139781588360809
and 6 more

Classifications

  • LCCDG260.C5 E94 2001
  • LCCDG260.C5 E94 2002
  • LCCJZ1253 .K37 2002

Description

In this biography Anthony Everitt brings to life the world of ancient Rome in its glorious heyday. Cicero squared off against Caesar and was friends with young Brutus. He advised Pompey on his botched transition from military hero to politician. He lambasted Mark Antony and was the master of the smear campaign, as feared for his wit as he was for exposing his opponents' sexual peccadilloes. Brilliant, voluble, cranky, a terrible gossip, and a genius of political manipulation, Cicero was Rome's most revered politician, one of the greatest statesmen of all time. Accessible to us through unguarded letters written to his best friend, Atticus, Cicero emerges as a witty and resourceful political manipulator, the most eloquent witness to the last days of Republican Rome.

Subjects

Genres

  • Biography

Other Editions

  • Cicero: the life and times of Rome's greatest politicianRandom House2001-01-01
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