Cicero, pro Caelio: A Selection

This OCR-endorsed edition provides a Latin text, commentary, and vocabulary for Cicero's Pro Caelio, covering the prescribed material for AS and A-Level (Group 1) and A-Level (Group 2). It explores Ciceros tactics in defending Marcus Caelius Rufus and portrays Clodia as the woman scorned. Supporting resources are available on the Companion Website.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 184 pages
Publication date: 09 February 2023
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Pro Caelio is one of Cicero's finest and funniest speeches.

In 56 BC, he defended Marcus Caelius Rufus, who was being prosecuted on charges of violence, including the attempted poisoning of Roman noblewoman Clodia with whom Caelius previously had an affair.

Cicero's primary tactic was to blacken the character and reliability of Clodia, whom he depicts as the woman scorned, prosecuting Caelius out of revenge.

Drawing on characters well known from Roman comedy, Cicero casts Caelius as the decent young man victimized by the aggressive courtesan, thereby shaming Clodia and glossing over the more awkward charges levelled at his client.

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Weight: 240g
Dimension: 140 x 216 x 12 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781350156432