{"product_id":"letters-to-quintus-and-brutus-letter-fragments-letter-to-octavian-invectives-handbook-of-electioneering","title":"Letters to Quintus and Brutus. Letter Fragments. Letter to Octavian. Invectives. Handbook of Electioneering","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePrivate correspondence and dubious disquisitions.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCicero had an affectionate relationship with his only brother, Quintus, down to the closing years of their lives. The letters from Cicero to him in this collection offer an intimate look at their world. Cicero’s close friendship with the intensely intellectual Brutus was signalized by Cicero’s dedication of his prized \u003ci\u003eOrator\u003c\/i\u003e to Brutus. The correspondence between the two collected here dates from the spring and summer of 43 BC, and it conveys some of the drama of the period following the assassination of Julius Caesar.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eShackleton Bailey also provides in this volume a new text and translation of two invective speeches purportedly delivered in the Senate: Sallust attacking Cicero and Cicero attacking Sallust. These are probably anonymous ancient schoolbook exercises, but have come down to us with the works of Sallust and Cicero. Another work in the same category, the \u003ci\u003eLetter to Octavian\u003c\/i\u003e ostensibly by Cicero but probably dating from the third or fourth century AD, is included as well. Here too (with text by Shackleton Bailey and revised introduction and translation by M. I. Henderson) is the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Electioneering\u003c\/i\u003e, a guide said to be written by Quintus to his brother, advising him on campaigning for the consulship of 63 BC. Whether or not this is genuinely the work of Quintus, it remains an interesting treatise on Roman elections. Letter fragments complete the volume; these were not previously available in the Loeb Classical Library.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harvard University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54241629208920,"sku":"9780674995994","price":31.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780674995994_73bd3589-2338-4909-8666-34555cad1999.jpg?v=1777636819","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/letters-to-quintus-and-brutus-letter-fragments-letter-to-octavian-invectives-handbook-of-electioneering","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}