Pro Caelio Oratio

Description

In 56 B.C., M. Caelius Rufus was prosecuted for vis by L. Sempronius Atratinus in a trial with important social and political implications. This third edition of Cicero's speech in defense of Caelius reproduces A.C. Clark's authoritative text along with a new 17th-century conjecture on Caelius' birthplace, and updated notes and appendices on a variety of political, social, and literary concerns, including the connection between Caelius and Catallus. Cover Title Page Copyright Preface CONTENTS Introduction The Manuscripts Selection of Readings from Ox. Pap. X.1251 (Π) Collation of the Oxford and the Teubner Text Bibliography Sigla Text Commentary Appendixes I. Date of Caelius' birth II. Place of Caelius' birth III. Caelius and Catullus IV. Date of delivery of the pro Caelio V. The charges VI. Tbe prosecutors VII. The case against Antonius in 59 B.C. VIII. Note on the composition of the speech Additional Notes Indexes