{"id":7421,"date":"2026-08-20T17:55:13","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/?page_id=7421"},"modified":"2026-08-20T17:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T16:56:47","slug":"reading-latin-cicero-pro-caelio","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/?page_id=7421","title":{"rendered":"READING LATIN: CICERO PRO CAELIO"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Birgitta Hoffmann<\/p>\n<p>Cicero is generally considered the gold standard for Latin prose and is often considered one of the best orators in European history.<br \/>\nPro Caelio is the speech that defines Cicero after his return from exile, when in 56BC he finds himself in the febrile atmosphere of a Rome on the brink of Civil War.<\/p>\n<p>We will be translating the speech in its entirety from the Latin<\/p>\n<p><strong>Newcomers are always welcome<\/strong>, but should ensure that they are familiar with Latin Grammar and vocabulary at roughly A-level or beyond. Feel free to ask to come for a trial session\u00a0if you are unsure.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reading list:<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Pro Caelio is available online as text and translation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Day<\/strong>: Mondays \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>Time<\/strong>: 14.00-15.30 BST<br \/>\n10 Sessions, starting the 28<sup>th<\/sup> September to the 7<sup>th<\/sup> December, with a half-term week on October 12th, 2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Virtual Learning Environment. <\/strong>Zoom<\/p>\n<p>Series:<\/p>\n<table width=\"360\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"69\"><strong>Price<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"87\"><strong>Concessions<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\"><strong>Minimum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong>Maximum No.<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"69\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"87\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"100\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<td width=\"104\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td width=\"69\">\u00a3120<\/td>\n<td width=\"87\">n\/a<\/td>\n<td width=\"100\">4<\/td>\n<td width=\"104\">7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Alternatively You can book via the MANCENT booking form and pay with cheque or\u00a0 contact Birgitta Hoffmann for the BACS details or a PayPal invoice.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Contact:<br \/>\nBirgitta Hoffmann<br \/>\n55 Broadwalk, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5PL<br \/>\nemail:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:latinteacher@btinternet.com\" data-slimstat=\"5\">latinteacher@btinternet.com<\/a>\u00a0mobile: 07377 791562<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Birgitta Hoffmann Cicero is generally considered the gold standard for Latin prose and is often considered one of the best orators in European history. Pro Caelio is the speech that defines Cicero after his return from exile, when in 56BC he finds himself in the febrile atmosphere of a Rome on the brink of Civil [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":777,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-7421","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7421","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=7421"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7421\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7425,"href":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/7421\/revisions\/7425"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/777"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mancent.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=7421"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}