Murder Trials (Penguin Classics)

Murder Trials (Penguin Classics)

"Whereas the place for prejudice is a public meeting, a court of law is the adobe of truth."
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Cicero was still in his twenties when he got Sextus Roscius off a charge of murdering his father and nearly sixty when he defended King Deiotarus, accused of trying to murder Caesar. In between (with, among others, his speeches for Cluentius and Rabirius), he built a reputation as the greatest orator of his time.
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Cicero defended his practice partly on moral or compassionate grounds of "human decency" -Â sentiments with which we today would agree. His clients generally went free. And in vindicating men - who sometimes did not deserve it - he left us a mass of detail about Roman life, law and history and, in two of the speeches, graphic pictures of the "gun-law" of small provincial towns.
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For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin Classics
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780140442885
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 1975-09-30
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780140442885

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin Classics
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780140442885
Color	Grey
ReleaseDate	1975-09-30
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780140442885

Murder Trials (Penguin Classics)

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