About the lecture

In this module, Andrew discusses Cicero's Pro Caelio, a speech made in defence of Caelius Rufus, who has been prosecuted for 'public violence'. Rather than addressing the actual charges, however, Cicero engages in a lengthy character assassination of one of the key witnesses, a lady named Clodia.

About the lecturer

Andrew joined Brasenose in 2006 to study for his BA in Classics (Course IIA). Thanks to the generosity of the Helmore Fund, he was able to stay on for his MSt in Classical Languages & Literature. As a senior Germaine Scholar, he recently completed his DPhil on the early imperial reception of Cicero under the supervision of Llewelyn Morgan. His research interests include the reception of Cicero in the early imperial period, politics and thought in the late Roman Republic and early Principate.