Oration For Archias ( Pro A. Licinio Archia Poeta .) B.C. 62
Argument
Exordium. CHAP. 1 Cicero's obligations to Archias. 2 . He justifies the unusual tone of his argument. Narratio. 3 . Early career of Archias: he is enrolled as a citizen of Heraclia. Confirmatio. 4 . His technical claim: his registry, acts of citizenship, domicile. 5 . Argument from the public records. 6 . The case is now closed. Further argument is unnecessary. Literature an indispensable relaxation, and also a source of moral strength. 7 . All famous men have been devoted to letters. 8 , 9 . Great artists are of themselves worthy of admiration. The poet is especially sacred: he is the herald of fame. 10 . Greek is a surer passport to fame than Latin. Men inferior to Archias have been honored with citizenship. 11 , 12 . Fame is the strongest motive to acts of public virtue. Literature is the most enduring of monuments. Peroratio . 12 (sect. 31 ). Appeal to the court to protect Archias the poet in his rights.Commentary on Oration For Archias. James Bradstreet Greenough. ed. James Bradstreet Greenough, ed. George Lyman Kittredge. Boston. 1897.
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