{"product_id":"cicero-pro-caelio-a-selection-by-georgina-longley-9781350156432","title":"Cicero, pro Caelio: A Selection","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the OCR-endorsed edition covering the Latin AS and A-Level (Group 1) prescription of Cicero's \u003ci\u003epro Caelio\u003c\/i\u003e, 51–58, 61–68, and the A-Level (Group 2) prescription of 33–50. It provides the full Latin text, commentary, and vocabulary, with a detailed introduction that also covers the prescribed material to be read in English for A Level.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003ePro Caelio\u003c\/i\u003e is one of Cicero’s finest and funniest speeches. In 56 BC, he defended Marcus Caelius Rufus, who was being prosecuted on charges of violence, including the attempted poisoning of Roman noblewoman Clodia, with whom Caelius previously had an affair. Cicero’s primary tactic was to blacken the character and reliability of Clodia, whom he depicts as the woman scorned, prosecuting Caelius out of revenge. Drawing on characters well known from Roman comedy, Cicero casts Caelius as the decent young man victimised by the aggressive courtesan, thereby shaming Clodia and glossing over the more awkward charges levelled at his client.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSupporting resources are available on the Companion Website: \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomsbury.pub\/OCR-editions-2024-2026\"\u003ehttps:\/\/www.bloomsbury.pub\/OCR-editions-2024-2026\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47462709068012,"sku":"9781350156432","price":38.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350156432-cicero-pro-caelio-a-selection.jpg?v=1775021665","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/cicero-pro-caelio-a-selection-by-georgina-longley-9781350156432","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}