De Finibus, I (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from De Finibus, I It was very bold in Cicero to undertake this defence, but his boldness was equalled by his eloquence, and his success On this Occasion placed him at once amongst the best orators Of the day. Ill-health obliged him to retire to Athens, where he continued his study of rhetoric and philo Sophy for two years, returned to Rome in 77 b.c., and was elected quaestor in 76 B.0. He served this Office in Sicily, and acquired golden opinions from the natives through his integrity, impartiality, and self - denial. In 7 4 he re turned to Rome, and again devoted himself to his profession as an advocate. In 70 he undertook the impeachment Of Verres, who was charged by the Sicilians with having been guilty Of misgovernment, Oppression, and extortion during his quaestorship In Sicily from 7 3 71 B. C. Horten Sius, the consul elect for the following year, was Verres' S advocate, and on behalf of his client was anxious that the trial Should be delayed until the next year, when the presiding praetor would be more favourably disposedxto the defendant. Cicero frustrated_ this attempt by getting his evidence ready in half the time allowed, and by Opening his case very brie¿y and proceeding at once to the ex amination of his witnesses. The In Verrem as we possess it was not the speech he actually delivered, but a speech which he published after the trial as representing what he would have said had the case run the usual course. The result of Cicero's onslaught was that Verres departed at once into exile without even attempting a defence. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.