Pro Milone

by Marcus Tullius Cicero, F.H. Colson, Asconius (Commentaries by)

This useful student text, first published in 1893, consists of an introduction covering the historical background to Milo's trial for the murder of Clodius in 52 BC, the political significance of the trial, and Cicero's treatment of the case. The Latin text of the speech is followed by extensive notes, a short analysis of the structure of the speech, and indexes. Finally, Asconius' commentary (in Latin) is included.

Genres: Nonfiction, History, Classics

180 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 52

About the author

Born 3 January 106 BC, Arpinum, Italy
Died 7 December 43 BC (aged 63), Formia, Italy

Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman philosopher, statesman, lawyer, political theorist, and Roman constitutionalist. Cicero is widely considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists.

Alternate profiles:
Cicéron
Marco Tullio Cicerone
Cicerone

Note: All editions should have Marcus Tullius Cicero as primary author. Editions with another name on the cover should have that name added as secondary author.

Reviews

[Simon Goldenson]

Cicero you sly dog you could talk me into anything

[Mared Owen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I pity Cicero. He probably did the best he could in a pretty hopeless situation, but with arguments like that it was kind of laughable.

[Alex Down · Rating 4 out of 5]

entertainment value 10/10. prominent example of a cicero yapfest I fear

[Seva Khusid · Rating 5 out of 5]

One of, if not the best speech by Cicero, carefully weaving the main several themes around countless minor applications, for it is a splendid commentary on the contemporary politics, it gives an interesting implication for modern politics, it has many a glimpse of Roman culture, religious, mundane, judicial, even their reverence for the Greeks, yet in all these aspects it still comes down to one single lie Cicero defends with such passion and beauty, the lie of Milo's innocence, the lie so well made that the reader would be excused for believing it, and the greater, more distant lie of this speech, in the form it is written in, never having been heard in court.
What can I say but praise Cicero and his rhetoric?

[Marie-aimée · Rating 5 out of 5]

Très intéressant : on relève bien la structure classique de la rhétorique, de nombreuses références historiques (Pompée/César), et des retournements de situations par Cicéron à l'avantage de Milon. J'ai parfois même trouvé ça drôle !

[themoonalsoreads]

Letto per la tesi ma visto che mi ha rubato il tempo che avrei voluto dedicare ad altri libri (iron flame sto parlando di te) lo aggiungo

[Kogane · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sapere com’è andata a finire ha reso il tutto molto comico

[Leo sosa]

metà in latino

[Lucy]

Nice try, Cicero

[Anda · Rating 2 out of 5]

One of the most annoying things I had to read! He is so pompous and full of himself! A liar, a cunning politician and a clumsy pretentious writer. This particular speech is famous for having failed to rescue his mafioso friend Milo from going into exile for having killed his mafioso enemy, Clodius. Cicero was nervous, he stuttered and didn't deliver. Later, after Milo was exiled, he rewrote the defense and sent it to Milo. Milo was not impressed. Nor am I with Cicero's ego.

[Laginestra]

Quamquam haec quidem iam tolerabilia videbantur, etsi aequabiliter in rem publicam, in privatos, in longinquos, in propinquos, in alienos, in suos inruebat, sed nescio quo modo usu iam obduruerat et percalluerat civitatis incredibilis patientia.