by Cicerón · Tapa dura · ISBN 9788424925123
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«Discursos I. Verrinas» is the work of judicial oratory by Cicerón, published by Gredos in hardcover, in Spanish.
The Verrines are the speeches that Cicerón delivered against Cayo Verres, governor of Sicily, whom he accuses of corruption and abuses of power during his tenure. The volume includes the speech against Quinto Cecilio, the first session and the second session, and constitutes a classic of Latin oratory.
The work is volume I of the series «Discursos» by Cicerón, devoted to the Verrines.
It is aimed at fans of the Latin classics, with an interest in rhetoric, law and the political history of Republican Rome.
Marcus Tullius Cicero was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, and writer who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises of the Roman Republic that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. The extensive writings of Cicero include treatises on rhetoric, philosophy, and politics. He is considered one of Rome's greatest orators and prose stylists and the innovator of what became known as "Ciceronian rhetoric". Cicero was educated in Rome and in Greece. He came from a wealthy municipal family of the Roman equestrian order, and served as consul in 63 BC.
