Onomasticon to Cicero’s Speeches (1st Edition) by David R. Shackleton Bailey is a specialized reference work that provides an in-depth study of the proper names found in the speeches of the Roman orator Cicero. The book systematically catalogs personal names, place names, tribal names, and other onomastic details mentioned in Cicero’s works, offering historical, linguistic, and cultural context for each entry. It serves as both a linguistic tool and a historical guide, helping scholars and students of classical studies, Latin literature, and Roman history understand the people, places, and social structures referenced in Cicero’s rhetoric. By providing detailed explanations, cross-references, and precise citations from Cicero’s speeches, the work enhances the study of Roman onomastics, aiding interpretation of political, social, and legal references within Cicero’s texts.
This book is particularly valuable for researchers who wish to track the historical and social significance of names in the late Roman Republic, as well as for those analyzing the rhetorical strategies Cicero employed when referring to individuals and communities.