Introduction

Abstract

Abstract Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC) was a competent in ancient Rome, acknowledged as the leading Roman advocate of his time. According to Quintilian, he was said to be king of the lawcourts, a reputation that could not have been achieved and maintained without continuous success in individual cases. Cicero aimed to win, and much of the time, he did. This book considers Cicero's forensic speeches as examples of advocacy. It compares ancient advocacy with modern advocacy and looks at Cicero and the morality of advocacy, the Roman courts, advocacy in Cicero's career, rhetoric, argument, and style, and publication of Cicero's speeches.