Orator

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The Life of Cicero and the End of the Roman Republic

By: Catharine Edwards

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Hardcover | 3 November 2026

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A gripping new biography of one of the most influential and fascinating figures in classical history: Cicero

'A triumph... thrillingly entertaining' OBSERVER
'A wonderful book' TOM HOLLAND
'Marvellous' EMMA SOUTHON
'Excellent' THE CRITIC
'The greatest orator of the Roman world' THE TIMES

A gripping new biography of one of the most influential and fascinating figures in classical history: Cicero

When the Roman statesman Cicero was murdered in 43 BCE, his head was cut off and his tongue pierced with pins - a final, brutal act of revenge against a man whose words had shaped a generation and made him many enemies. Rising from provincial obscurity to the highest elected office in Rome, Cicero became the greatest orator of his age, a figure who believed that speech itself could defend a republic.

Yet Cicero was far more than a master of rhetoric. His long and turbulent life unfolded alongside the collapse of the Roman Republic, and often at its very centre. He moved among Julius Caesar and Pompey the Great, crushed a conspiracy that threatened the foundations of Rome and cast himself as the republic's last hope. His writings on politics, philosophy and society would prove enormously influential, while his uneasy response to the rise of autocratic power continues to provoke admiration and debate.

In this gripping new biography, the distinguished classicist Catharine Edwards brings Cicero vividly to life, revealing both the brilliance and the contradictions of a man caught between principle and ambition. At a moment when democratic institutions feel fragile, and the power of persuasion is once again under scrutiny, Cicero's life speaks to us with renewed urgency.

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