The Lesser Declamations, Volume II

by Marcus Fabius Quintilianus

Mock trial--Roman style.

The Lesser Declamations, dating perhaps from the second century AD and attributed to Quintilian, might more accurately be described as emanating from "the school of Quintilian." The collection--here made available for the first time in translation--represents classroom materials for budding Roman lawyers.

The instructor who composed these specimen speeches for fictitious court cases adds his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674996194
• ISBN13: 9780674996199
• Release Date: May 2006
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 6.8"