Cicero’s Philippics
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Cicero’s Philippics are a series of speeches by the Roman orator Cicero vehemently denouncing Mark Antony and urging the Senate to defend the Republic after Julius Caesar’s assassination.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cicero’s Philippics canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Cicero’s Philippics Context triple: [Mutina campaign, relatedTo, Cicero’s Philippics]
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Cicero’s letters
Cicero’s letters are a collection of personal and political correspondence by the Roman orator and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero, offering a vivid primary source on late Republican Roman history, culture, and rhetoric.
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In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations) is a series of speeches by the Roman statesman Cicero denouncing the conspiracy of Lucius Sergius Catilina to overthrow the Roman Republic.
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On the Ancient Orators
On the Ancient Orators is a critical rhetorical treatise by Dionysius of Halicarnassus analyzing and evaluating the style and techniques of classical Greek orators.
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De oratore, Book I
De oratore, Book I is the first book of Cicero’s dialogue on rhetoric, presenting foundational discussions on the ideal orator and the nature of eloquence in Roman public life.
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Cicero's philosophical dialogues
Cicero's philosophical dialogues are a series of Latin works in which the Roman orator presents and examines major Greek philosophical schools and ideas through dramatized conversations among historical and fictional interlocutors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Cicero’s Philippics Target entity description: Cicero’s Philippics are a series of speeches by the Roman orator Cicero vehemently denouncing Mark Antony and urging the Senate to defend the Republic after Julius Caesar’s assassination.
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A.
Cicero’s letters
Cicero’s letters are a collection of personal and political correspondence by the Roman orator and statesman Marcus Tullius Cicero, offering a vivid primary source on late Republican Roman history, culture, and rhetoric.
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B.
In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations)
In Catilinam (Catilinarian Orations) is a series of speeches by the Roman statesman Cicero denouncing the conspiracy of Lucius Sergius Catilina to overthrow the Roman Republic.
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C.
On the Ancient Orators
On the Ancient Orators is a critical rhetorical treatise by Dionysius of Halicarnassus analyzing and evaluating the style and techniques of classical Greek orators.
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D.
De oratore, Book I
De oratore, Book I is the first book of Cicero’s dialogue on rhetoric, presenting foundational discussions on the ideal orator and the nature of eloquence in Roman public life.
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E.
Cicero's philosophical dialogues
Cicero's philosophical dialogues are a series of Latin works in which the Roman orator presents and examines major Greek philosophical schools and ideas through dramatized conversations among historical and fictional interlocutors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political oratory
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series of speeches ⓘ |
| addressedTo | Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Philippicae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Octavian
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second Triumvirate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Cicero NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | delivered between September 44 BC and April 43 BC ⓘ |
| condemns |
Mark Antony’s ambitions
ⓘ
Mark Antony’s policies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
oratory
ⓘ
political speech ⓘ |
| historicalContext | aftermath of Julius Caesar’s assassination ⓘ |
| historicalImpact |
contributed to Cicero’s proscription
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worsened relations between Cicero and Mark Antony ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Demosthenes’ Philippics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
deliberative oratory
ⓘ
forensic oratory ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | Attic oratory ⓘ |
| locationOfSpeech |
Roman Forum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Senate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Mark Antony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Demosthenes’ Philippics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 14 ⓘ |
| politicalAim |
defense of the Roman Republic
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opposition to dictatorship ⓘ |
| preservedIn | manuscript tradition ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
Julius Caesar’s assassination
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power struggle after Caesar’s death ⓘ |
| rhetoricalDevice |
appeal to patriotism
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character assassination ⓘ |
| rhetoricalStyle |
invective
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vehement denunciation ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Roman history
ⓘ
classical rhetoric ⓘ |
| supports |
Republican cause
ⓘ
senatorial cause ⓘ |
| targetOfCriticism | Mark Antony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
44 BC
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late Roman Republic ⓘ |
| workCount | Fourteen speeches ⓘ |
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