SexViolHist Bib: Representations: Speeches: Cicero

»Marcus Tullius Cicero (/ˈsɪsəroʊ/ SISS-ə-roh; Latin: [ˈmaːrkʊs ˈtʊlli.ʊs ˈkɪkɛroː]; 3 January 106 BC – 7 December 43 BC) was a Roman statesman, lawyer, scholar, philosopher, orator, writer and Academic skeptic, who tried to uphold optimate principles during the political crises that led to the establishment of the Roman Empire. His extensive writings 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.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

Philippicae (The Philippics)

I n f o r m a t i o n

»The Philippics (Latin: Philippicae, singular Philippica) are a series of 14 speeches composed by Cicero in 44 and 43 BC, condemning Mark Antony. Cicero likened these speeches to those of Demosthenes against Philip II of Macedon;[1] both Demosthenes' and Cicero's speeches became known as Philippics. Cicero's Second Philippic is styled after Demosthenes' On the Crown.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Roman History

II. Geographical Index: European History: Italian History

III. Topical Index: Types: Wartime Sexual Violence: Perusine War

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

[Info] Cosgrave, Elinor G. Captive-taking in the Late Roman Republic and Early Principate: Historical Realities and Elite Representations. Ph.D. Thesis, University of Leeds, 2021.

II. Speaker Index

Pro Plancio (In Defense of Gnaeus Plancius)

I n f o r m a t i o n

»The Pro Plancio, sometimes named as the Pro Cn. Plancio or the Planciana, was a speech given by the Roman lawyer and statesman Cicero in September 54 BCE. In the speech, delivered in the Roman Forum, Cicero defended Gnaeus Plancius, who had been elected as aedile (a junior civic official) the previous year, against a charge of electoral malpractice (ambitus) levelled by Marcus Iuventius Laterensis, one of his defeated opponents. The outcome of the trial is not known, though it is often suggested that Cicero won.« (Extract from: Wikipedia)

K e y w o r d s

I. Chronological Index: Ancient History: Roman History

II. Geographical Index: European History: Italian History

III. Topical Index: Cases: Real Offenders: Gnaeus Plancius | Victims: Professions: Prostitutes; Social Status: Slaves | Types: General: Rape

B i b l i o g r a p h y

I. Author Index

II. Speaker Index

[Info] Duncan, Anne. »'It Wasn't Rape-Rape': Roman Attitudes Toward the Sexual Availability of Mimae.« 114^th Annual Meeting of the Classical Association of the Middle West and South. Albuquerque 2018.