{"product_id":"orator-the-life-of-cicero-and-the-end-of-the-roman-republic","title":"Orator: The Life of Cicero and the End of the Roman Republic","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cb\u003eA wonderful book\u003c\/b\u003e' TOM HOLLAND\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eA\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cb\u003etriumph\u003c\/b\u003e... as \u003cb\u003ethrillingly entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e as Robert Harris's celebrated trilogy of Cicero novels' \u003ci\u003eOBSERVER\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e '\u003cb\u003eMarvellous... highly entertaining\u003c\/b\u003e' EMMA SOUTHON\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A good biography of Cicero... the greatest orator of the Roman world'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eTHE TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eA gripping new biography of one of the most influential and fascinating figures in classical history: Cicero\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e When the Roman statesman Cicero was murdered in 43 BCE, his head was cut off and his tongue pierced with pins - a final, brutal act of revenge against a man whose words had shaped a generation and made him many enemies. Rising from provincial obscurity to the highest elected office in Rome, Cicero became the greatest orator of his age, a figure who believed that speech itself could defend a republic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Yet Cicero was far more than a master of rhetoric. His long and turbulent life unfolded alongside the collapse of the Roman Republic, and often at its very centre. He moved among Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great, crushed a conspiracy that threatened the foundations of Rome and cast himself as the republic's last hope. His writings on politics, philosophy and society would prove enormously influential, while his uneasy response to the rise of autocratic power continues to provoke admiration and debate.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In this gripping new biography, the distinguished classicist Catharine Edwards brings Cicero vividly to life, revealing both the brilliance and the contradictions of a man caught between principle and ambition. At a moment when democratic institutions feel fragile, and the power of persuasion is once again under scrutiny, Cicero's life speaks to us with renewed urgency.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unity Books","offers":[{"title":"Orator : The Life of Cicero and the End of the Roman Republic","offer_id":46843877228741,"sku":null,"price":65.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0625\/6679\/3413\/files\/978-1-5291-5225-8.jpg?v=1788304687","url":"https:\/\/unitybooks.myshopify.com\/products\/orator-the-life-of-cicero-and-the-end-of-the-roman-republic","provider":"Unity Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}