Marcus Caelius Rufus

Cicero believed that a good orator must do three things in his speech: earn the favor of the audience, provide persuasive arguments, and move the audience with emotional appeals. In his defense of Marcus Caelius Rufus one finds an excellent example of Cicero’s work and through close examination can glean some additional information about what Cicero felt was needed in a good speech. With such scrutiny it becomes readily apparent that each of the three objectives need not be attained equally. Because

Influence of the Roman Theater on Cicero’s Oration Pro Caelia By Cicero’s oration in defense of M. Caelius Rufus shows many substantive and stylistic borrowings from the Roman Theater, particularly the comedies of the 2nd century b.c.e. This would scarcely seem remarkable to Cicero, to employ such devices is only to make use of the tools of his trade, as a practical and practicing rhetorician. In this case using the theater as a framing device to guide his audience’s response. So too would

similar to a judge, was defending Caelius Rufus. Caelius, who was a past student of Cicero, was charged with political violence. The trial is mostly focusing on Caelius for taking gold for the attempted murder of Dio of Alexandria as well as poisoning a woman named Clodia. Cicero made an effective introduction about Caelius to show that he is not guilty of these charges. Hence,  the trial begins on a high note for Caelius.     Cicero attempted to focus the trial on Caelius’ youthfulness. When the charges

speculate into the roots of gender inequality; because each society was different, any attempt at pinpointing one answer would be a sweeping generalization. Statements given in The Laws of Manu and the argument made by Cicero in the defense of Marcus Caelius Rufus point to the “seductive” nature of women and a distrust of their sexuality. The Romans and Indians had stricter biases than Mesopotamia, however, in each civilization one still sees varying degrees of this bias. The fact that gender inequality

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In Mary Beard’s book, The Roman Triumph, she explores one of the most interesting victory celebrations of the ancient world. Instead of having a small gathering, or even a raucous party, Romans brought what they had seized and carted it through the city. They even brought some people they had captured so that the crowd could know exactly who they triumphed against. This celebration gives historians a view into the Romans lifestyle. Roman triumphs also show what values were important to the Romans

Roman Triumphs In Mary Beard’s book, The Roman Triumph, she explores one of the most interesting victory celebrations of the ancient world. Rather than having a small gathering, or even a raucous party, the Romans had what was known as a triumph after being victorious over their enemies. They brought what they had seized and carted it through the city. They even brought some people they had captured so that the crowd could know exactly who had been triumphed against. This celebration gives historians