Asconius: Commentaries on Five Speeches of Cicero

by Simon Squires

Students and scholars of Latin, history, and literature will find this to be an outstanding book that offers insights into the lives of Cicero and Asconius, as well as a fascinating look at Rome in the first century BCE. Commentaries by Asconius are included with the text and translation of these speeches by In Pisonem, Pro Scauro, Pro Milone, Pro Cornelio, and In Toga Candida. The book also features an essay on the life and works of Asconius, notes on sources, bibliography, catalog of Asconius' errors, glossary, and proper name index.

176 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 1989

Reviews

[John Cairns · Rating 4 out of 5]

It became interesting on Pro Milone where he gives lots of interesting background details and suppositions, what people claimed to be the facts at the time.