{"product_id":"cicero-philippic-ii-a-selection","title":"Cicero Philippic II: A Selection","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is the endorsed publication from OCR and Bloomsbury for the Latin AS and A-Level (Group 1) prescription of Cicero's \u003ci\u003ePhilippic \u003c\/i\u003eII sections 44–50 (… \u003ci\u003eviri tui similis esses\u003c\/i\u003e) and 78 (\u003ci\u003eC. Caesari ex Hispania redeunti\u003c\/i\u003e…)–92, and the A-Level (Group 2) prescription of sections 100–119, giving full Latin text, commentary and vocabulary, with a detailed introduction that also covers the prescribed text to be read in English for A Level.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is 44 BC. Following Caesar’s assassination, his supporters are looking for a new leader. Caesar’s deputy, Antony, and the 18-year-old Octavian, the future Augustus, are vying with each other to fill the role; each seems more concerned with personal power than the good of Rome. Cicero returns to the city to try to save it with the one weapon at his disposal: his oratory.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this speech, the longest of the Philippics (so-called after a series of speeches made against Philip of Macedon), Cicero starts by defending his own career and then – the part we read - demolishes Antony’s. A masterpiece of invective, it ensures Antony’s bitter hostility and Cicero’s eventual elimination.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eResources are available on the Companion Website \u003cb\u003ewww.bloomsbury.com\/ocr-editions-2019-2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54015946129752,"sku":null,"price":23.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781350010239.jpg?v=1778666437","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/cicero-philippic-ii-a-selection","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}