The Philippics (audiobook) by Cicero - part 1
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- Опубликовано: 10 июн 2013
- The Philippics audiobook
by Marcus Tullius Cicero
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A philippic is a fiery, damning speech delivered to condemn a particular political actor. The term originates with Demosthenes, who delivered an attack on Philip II of Macedon in the 4th century BCE.
Cicero consciously modeled his own attacks on Mark Antony, in 44 BC and 43 BC, on Demosthenes's speeches, and if the correspondence between M. Brutus and Cicero are genuine [ad Brut. ii 3.4, ii 4.2], at least the fifth and seventh speeches were referred to as the Philippics in Cicero's time. They were also called the Antonian Orations by Aulus Gellius. It is ironic that they were named after a series of speeches that failed to effectively warn the Greeks of the danger of Philip of Macedon whose son, Alexander the Great, went on to be one of the greatest conquerors of all time. After the death of Caesar, Cicero privately expressed regrets that the murderers of Caesar had not included Antony in their plot and became focused on discrediting Antony. Cicero even promoted illegal action, such as legitimatizing Octavian's private army. In total, Cicero made 14 Phillipics in less than two years -- an impressively energetic feat for the over 60 ex-consul. Cicero's focus on Antony, however, would contribute to his downfall as he failed to recognize the threat of Octavian and ignored and promoted illegal actions. Cicero's attacks on Antony did not go unpunished and in 43 BC he was proscribed and killed. His head and hands were publicly displayed in the forum discouraging those who would openly oppose the new Triumvirate of Octavian, Mark Antony and Lepidus. (Summary from Wikipedia)
Philippics 2 starts at 39:41
Starts at 5:58
You sir are a saint
thank you.
A burn so bad it got him killed. Classic!
"Banished men have been recalled by a dead man.
The freedom of our city has been conferred, too in the cities and provinces, by a dead man.
Our revenues have been dwindled by the numerous exemptions granted by a dead man"
1:33:10 best bit
I think that one line inspired the wacky HBO Rome series.
They should teach Cicero to kids in the United States, there is plenty of soft brained nonsense that could be carved out to accommodate.
Material is skipped from 1.12 "Quis autem tanto damno senatorem coegit, aut quid est ultra pignus aut multam?" (17:09-17:16) with a bit of the rest of the end of section 12 cut off (... Quod si scisset, quam sententiam dicturus essem, remisisset aliquid profecto de severitate cogendi.)
Then at 17:17 it cuts back in half way through the second sentence in section 17: "He himself was not able to perform (cui quid ille promisit, id erit fixum, quod idem facere non potuit? ut multis multa promissa non fecit." (Hmmmm, a lot of 17s involved there! Cutting to section 17 of Cicero's text right at 17:17 in the recording?)
I had no idea how much Cicero despised Mark Antony until listening to this.
i watch this video to fall asleep
Certain readings come across as lifeless, soulless for a reason. It's usually due to the reader JUST reading without really being engaged in what they are reading. Comes out robotic and a yawn somehow.
The ultimate irony would be them reading 'De Oratore' like that.
I am not very pleased with you criticizing someone who has done hours and hours of work from which you benefit for free.
Marc Anthony is a villain.
From your avatar I see you are prone to propaganda
@@mikecoolwind7039 it's a satirical avatar
"Procrastinators unite....tomorrow"
He still has one of the greatest arcs/stories of any man in Western history. I mean, it really is something.