num_pages: 240
description: This is an edition of Tacitus' work on oratory, with a substantial introduction and commentary. It is the first commentary in English in over 100 years and the only one at this level. It is designed to elucidate problems of language and reference in the text and to put the reader in the picture as regards late first-century AD society and literature, particularly oratory, still the most important activity within the Roman élite.
language: English
title: Dialogus de oratoribus
titlecomplete: Dialogus de oratoribus (Greek & Latin Classics)
genres: History, Classics, Ancient, Philosophy, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 108
publisher: Cambridge University Press