Readings on the Fall of Rome
Selected and Edited by James K. Finn and Frank J. Groten, Jr.
—Allan Wooley, Instructor in Classical Languages, Phillips Exeter Academy
$27.95s paper / ISBN 0-8143-2678-1
256 pages / 6 x 9
1 map
1998
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Publica Conquassata Readings on the Fall of Rome Selected and Edited by James K. Finn and Frank J. Groten, Jr. |
Containing readings from eyewitness accounts of the collapse of the Roman republic, Res Publica Conquassata (The Republic Shattered) relates Julius Caesar's invasion of his own fatherland at the head of a loyal and seasoned army. The correspondence of the great orator Marcus Cicero, one of Caesar's most prominent political adversaries, is interspersed among Caesar's narrative episodes of the civil war (De Bello Civili). James K. Finn and Frank J. Groten, Jr. provide critical commentary on the Latin text giving depth to the readings, as well as placing the writings in historical context with a chronological table, short biographies of important persons of the time, a glossary of political terms, a map, and a full Latin-English vocabulary. The design of the whole work presents a self-contained edition intended for students of intermediate and advanced Latin. | "The
thirty-six different documents in fifty-five selections provide a rich quarry
for historians, linguists, and cultural anthropologists. This treasure trove
is made easily accessible by the notes and glossary incorporated in the
text." —Allan Wooley, Instructor in Classical Languages, Phillips Exeter Academy |
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Studies: Pedagogy Series $27.95s paper / ISBN 0-8143-2678-1 256 pages / 6 x 9 1 map 1998 |
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