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Further Reading in Oxford World’s Classics

Caesar,
The Civil War
, trans. and ed. John Carter.

———
The Gallic War
, trans. and ed. Carolyn Hammond.

Catullus,
The Poems of Catullus
, trans. and ed. Guy Lee.

Cicero,
Defence Speeches
, trans. and ed. D. H. Berry.

———
The Nature of the Gods
, trans. and ed. P. G. Walsh.

———
On Obligations
, trans. and ed. P. G. Walsh.

———
The Republic
and
The Laws
, trans. Niall Rudd, ed. Jonathan Powell.

Plutarch,
Roman Lives: A Selection of Eight Roman Lives
, trans. Robin Waterfield, ed. Philip A. Stadter.

CHRONOLOGY

The dates are
BC
.

106

Cicero born (3 January).

104–100

Second Sicilian Slave War.

91–87

Social War; Cicero serves under Gnaeus Pompeius Strabo (89) and Sulla (88); Italians win Roman citizenship (90, 89).

88

Sulla occupies Rome.

88–85

First Mithridatic War.

87

Marius and Cinna occupy Rome; domination of Cinna (87–84).

86

Marius dies.

83–81

Second Mithridatic War.

82

Sulla occupies Rome and is made dictator (82–81); proscriptions (82 to 1 June 81).

81

Sulla’s reforms, including establishment of seven permanent crim inal courts with senatorial juries;
Pro Quinctio
.

80

Pro Roscio Amerino
; Cicero defends the freedom of a woman from Arretium (80 or 79).

79–77

Travels abroad; visits Molon of Rhodes.

78

Sulla dies.

75

Cicero quaestor in western Sicily; henceforward a senator.

73–71

Spartacus’ slave revolt; Verres governor of Sicily.

73–63

Third Mithridatic War.

70

Pompey and Crassus consuls;
In Verrem
;
lex Aurelia
makes juries two-thirds equestrian.

69

Cicero plebeian aedile;
Pro Fonteio
.

67

Lucullus relieved of Mithridatic command;
lex Gabinia
gives Pompey command against pirates.

66

Cicero praetor in charge of extortion court;
De imperio Cn. Pompei
;
lex Manilia
gives Pompey Mithridatic command;
Pro Cluentio
.

63

Cicero consul;
De lege agraria
;
Pro Rabirio perduellionis reo
; Catilinarian conspiracy;
Pro Murena
; execution of the conspirators (5 December).

62

Catiline defeated and killed;
Pro Sulla
;
Pro Archia
; Bona Dea scandal; Pompey returns to Italy.

61

Clodius acquitted of sacrilege.

60

Publication of
In Catilinam
; formation of ‘first triumvirate’.

59

Caesar consul; Clodius adopted into a plebeian family;
Pro Flacco
.

58

Clodius tribune; Cicero exiled; Caesar conquers Gaul (58–50).

57

Cicero recalled; returns to Rome (4 September);
Post reditum in senatu
;
Post reditum ad quirites
;
De domo sua
.

56

Pro Sestio
;
In Vatinium
;
Pro Caelio
; ‘first triumvirate’ reaffirmed;
De haruspicum responsis
;
De provinciis consularibus
;
Pro Balbo
.

55

Pompey and Crassus consuls;
In Pisonem
; Cicero begins philosophical and rhetorical works.

54

Defends Vatinius;
Pro Plancio
;
Pro Scauro
; defends Gabinius (54 or 53).

53

Crassus killed at Carrhae; Cicero is made augur (53 or 52);
Pro Rabirio Postumo
(53–52).

52

Clodius killed by Milo (18 January); Pompey appointed sole consul; Cicero defends Milo (7 April); publication of
Pro Milone
(52 or 51).

51–50

Cicero governor of Cilicia.

50

Hortensius dies.

49

Caesar dictator; Civil War begins; Pompey crosses to Greece (17 March); Caesar visits Cicero (28 March); Cicero crosses to Greece (7 June).

48

Pompey defeated at Pharsalus (9 August) and murdered in Egypt (28 September); Cicero returns to Brundisium.

47

Cicero pardoned and allowed to move on to Rome.

46

Pompeians defeated at Thapsus (6 February); Cato commits suicide; Cicero resumes philosophical and rhetorical works;
Pro Marcello
;
Pro Ligario
.

45

Pompeians defeated at Munda (17 March);
Pro rege Deiotaro
.

44

Caesar and Antony consuls; Caesar
dictator perpetuo
; Caesar assassinated (15 March); Octavian named as his heir; Cicero falls out with Antony (September);
Philippics
I–IV.

43

Civil War;
Philippics
V–XIV; Antony declared public enemy (April); Octavian occupies Rome and is elected consul (August); formation of ‘second triumvirate’; proscriptions; Cicero murdered (7 December).

MAP 1
Sicily in the time of Verres (73–71
BC
)

MAP 2
Asia Minor in the time of Mithridates VI (120–63
BC
)

POLITICAL SPEECHES
IN VERREM (‘AGAINST VERRES’)

DATE
: 70
BC
(first hearing held on5–13 August)

DEFENDANT
: Gaius Verres

LAW
:
lex Cornelia de repetundis
(Cornelian law concerning extortion)

CHARGE
: misconduct as governor of Sicily, 73–71
BC

PROSECUTOR
: Marcus Tullius Cicero

DEFENCE ADVOCATES
: Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica, Lucius Cornelius Sisenna, Quintus Hortensius Hortalus

PRESIDING MAGISTRATE
(
PRAETOR
): Manius Acilius Glabrio

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