Asconius: Commentaries on Speeches of Cicero (Clarendon Ancient History Series)

Asconius lived about a century after Cicero and wrote commentaries on Cicero's speeches to help his sons understand them. Five of these have survived. They are not only interesting in their own right but also provide a mine of information about the turbulent history of the Ciceronian age. Consequently they are studied by all those who work on the history of the final years of the Roman Republic. This volume brings together the original Latin text with a new translation and commentary, designed for students, as well as indices, a glossary, and a full bibliography. Asconius: Commentaries on Speeches of Cicero......Page 2 Preface......Page 4 Preface by the Revisers......Page 6 Contents......Page 8 THE WORKS......Page 10 THE TRANSMISSION OF THE TEXT......Page 11 ASCONIUS AND HIS AGE......Page 12 THE COMMENTARY FORM......Page 13 Cicero (besides the Orations and other extant works on rhetoric and philosophy)......Page 15 Historians (etc.)......Page 16 Orators (other than Cicero)......Page 17 Poets......Page 18 ASCONIUS AND THE CITY OF ROME......Page 19 Abbreviations used in the Commentary......Page 22 Sigla......Page 23 TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS......Page 24 In Senatu Contra L. Pisonem = Against L. Piso in the Senate......Page 25 Pro M. Scauro = On Behalf of Scaurus......Page 59 Pro Milone = On Behalf of Milo......Page 83 Pro Cornelio de Maiestate = On Behalf of Cornelius on the Charge 'de maiestate'......Page 137 In Senatu in Toga Candida Contra C. Antonius et L. Catilinam Competitores = The Speech in the Senate as Candidate against his Electoral Rivals C. Antonius and L. Catilina......Page 187 COMMENTARY......Page 214 The Commentary on Cicero's Speech Against Piso......Page 216 The Commentary on Cicero's speech On Behalf of Scaurus......Page 239 The Commentary on Cicero's speech On Behalf of Milo......Page 255 The Commentary on Cicero's speech On Behalf of Cornelius......Page 284 The Commentary on Cicero's speech As a Candidate......Page 312 Glossary......Page 328 Acilius Glabrio, M'. (cos. 67)......Page 336 Aemilius Scaurus, M. (cos. 115)......Page 337 Ateius, C.......Page 338 Caecilius Metellus Balearicus, Q. (cos. 123)......Page 339 Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, Q. (cos. 109)......Page 340 Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, L. (cos. 58)......Page 341 Claudius, Appius (Xvir 451/50 for drafting Roman Law—eventually into theTwelve Tables)......Page 342 Cornelius Cethegus, C. (cens. 194)......Page 343 Cornelius Scipio Africanus, P. (cos. 205; 194)......Page 344 Domitius Ahenobarbus, L. (cos. 94)......Page 345 Fufius, M.......Page 346 lulius, C (cos. 482, Xvir 451)......Page 347 Licinius Crassus, P. (cos. 97)......Page 348 Manilius Cumanus, Q. (tr. pi. 52)......Page 349 Mucius Scaevola, Q. (cos. 95)......Page 350 Papirius Maso, P.......Page 351 Porcius Cato, C. (tr. pi. 56)......Page 352 Sempronia Daughter of a Sempronius Tuditanus......Page 353 Sulpicius, P. (tr. pi. 88)......Page 354 Valerius Flaccus, L. (cos. 100)......Page 355 Laws and Rogations in Asconius......Page 356 AFZELIUS, A.......Page 359 BATES, R. L.......Page 360 CARNEY, T. F.......Page 361 DAVID J. M.......Page 362 GARGOLA, D. J.......Page 363 HENDERSON, M. I.......Page 364 MCDERMOTT, W. C.......Page 365 NIPPEL, W.......Page 366 REID, J. S.......Page 367 SIDER, D.......Page 368 TAYLOR, L. R.......Page 369 ZUMPT, A. W.......Page 370 abuse, terms of......Page 371 assemblies......Page 372 Cassius, 'P.'......Page 373 Cornelius Cethegus, C.......Page 374 Faustus Sulla......Page 375 lulius Caesar, Sex.*......Page 376 Lepidus, M'.......Page 377 Marcius Figulus, C.......Page 378 Pompeius Rufus, Q.......Page 379 Servilia......Page 380 Tullius Tiro, M.......Page 381 Asconius: Commentaries on Speeches of Cicero 2 Preface 4 Preface by the Revisers 6 Contents 8 Introduction 10 THE AUTHOR 10 THE WORKS 10 THE TRANSMISSION OF THE TEXT 11 ASCONIUS AND HIS AGE 12 THE COMMENTARY FORM 13 SOURCES 15 Official documents 15 Cicero (besides the Orations and other extant works on rhetoric and philosophy) 15 Historians (etc.) 16 Orators (other than Cicero) 17 Poets 18 ASCONIUS AND THE CITY OF ROME 19 Abbreviations used in the Commentary 22 Sigla 23 TEXTS AND TRANSLATIONS 24 In Senatu Contra L. Pisonem = Against L. Piso in the Senate 25 Pro M. Scauro = On Behalf of Scaurus 59 Pro Milone = On Behalf of Milo 83 Pro Cornelio de Maiestate = On Behalf of Cornelius on the Charge 'de maiestate' 137 In Senatu in Toga Candida Contra C. Antonius et L. Catilinam Competitores = The Speech in the Senate as Candidate against his Electoral Rivals C. Antonius and L. Catilina 187 COMMENTARY 214 The Commentary on Cicero's Speech Against Piso 216 The Commentary on Cicero's speech On Behalf of Scaurus 239 The Commentary on Cicero's speech On Behalf of Milo 255 The Commentary on Cicero's speech On Behalf of Cornelius 284 The Commentary on Cicero's speech As a Candidate 312 Glossary 328 Index of Personal Names 336 Acilius Glabrio, M'. (cos. 67) 336 Aemilius Scaurus, M. (cos. 115) 337 Ateius, C. 338 Caecilius Metellus Balearicus, Q. (cos. 123) 339 Caecilius Metellus Numidicus, Q. (cos. 109) 340 Calpurnius Piso Caesoninus, L. (cos. 58) 341 Claudius, Appius (Xvir 451/50 for drafting Roman Law鈥攅ventually into theTwelve Tables) 342 Cornelius Cethegus, C. (cens. 194) 343 Cornelius Scipio Africanus, P. (cos. 205; 194) 344 Domitius Ahenobarbus, L. (cos. 94) 345 Fufius, M. 346 lulius, C (cos. 482, Xvir 451) 347 Licinius Crassus, P. (cos. 97) 348 Manilius Cumanus, Q. (tr. pi. 52) 349 Mucius Scaevola, Q. (cos. 95) 350 Papirius Maso, P. 351 Porcius Cato, C. (tr. pi. 56) 352 Sempronia Daughter of a Sempronius Tuditanus 353 Sulpicius, P. (tr. pi. 88) 354 Valerius Flaccus, L. (cos. 100) 355 Laws and Rogations in Asconius 356 Bibliography 359 AFZELIUS, A. 359 BATES, R. L. 360 CARNEY, T. F. 361 DAVID J. M. 362 GARGOLA, D. J. 363 HENDERSON, M. I. 364 MCDERMOTT, W. C. 365 NIPPEL, W. 366 REID, J. S. 367 SIDER, D. 368 TAYLOR, L. R. 369 ZUMPT, A. W. 370 Index 371 abuse, terms of 371 assemblies 372 Cassius, 'P.' 373 Cornelius Cethegus, C. 374 Faustus Sulla 375 lulius Caesar, Sex.* 376 Lepidus, M'. 377 Marcius Figulus, C. 378 Pompeius Rufus, Q. 379 Servilia 380 Tullius Tiro, M. 381 "This book contains a new translation of the commentaries, alongside the Latin text prepared by A.C. Clark for the Oxford Classical Texts series in 1907. The translation is supplemented by a commentary, focusing on historical material, an introduction, a glossary of technical terms, and indices of personal names and of legislation referred to by Asconius. The volume therefore presents the original text of this important source for the history of the late Republic together with the necessary tools to make it accessible to students."--Jacket Asconius' commentaries on Cicero's speeches are not only interesting in their own right but also provide a mine of information about the turbulent history of the late Roman Republic. This volume, designed for students, presents the original Latin text with a new translation and commentary.