CLLA 407
Caesar and Cicero Spring 2022
Division I
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The one a brilliant strategist, the other preeminent in the courts, Caesar and Cicero were both master politicians whose ambitions for their country and themselves brought them into bitter conflict. Their combined oeuvres provide compelling, detailed accounts of the events and personalities that ended the Roman republic and ushered in an era of prolonged civil war. Moreover, despite striking stylistic differences, their works jointly are regarded as the acme of classical Latin prose. In this course we will read extensive selections from Caesar’s commentaries and Cicero’s speeches and correspondence, aiming throughout at better understanding their rhetorical brilliance and pragmatic persuasive goals.