CONTENTS Preface vii ETHOS AND CICERONIAN ORATORY 1 II THE PRE-CONSULAR SPEECHES 13 The Search for a Persona and the Struggle for Auctoritas III THE CONSULAR SPEECHES 49 The Ethos of Auctoritas and the Persona of a Consul IV THE POST REDITUM SPEECHES 88 The Search for a New Persona and the Struggle for Dignitas V THE FINAL YEARS 128 The Loss and Recovery of Independence, and the Ethos of a Patriot VI CONCLUSION 162 Notes 171 Bibliography 205 Index 209 ...