Res Publica Conquassata

<p>Containing readings from eyewitness accounts of the collapse of the Roman republic Res Publica Conquassata (The Republic Shattered) relates Julius Caesar's invasion of his own fatherland at the head of a loyal and seasoned army. The correspondence of the great orator Marcus Cicero one of Caesar's most prominent political adversaries is interspersed among Caesar's narrative episodes of the civil war (De Bello Civili). James K. Finn and Frank J. Groten Jr. provide critical commentary on the Latin text giving depth to the readings as well as placing the writings in historical context with a chronological table short biographies of important persons of the time a glossary of political terms a map and a full Latin-English vocabulary. The design of the whole work presents a self-contained edition intended for students of intermediate and advanced Latin.</p>