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Libertas and res publica in the Roman Republic : ideas of freedom and Roman politics /
"Libertas and Res Publica in the Roman Republic offers some essential ideas for an understanding of Roman politics during the Republican period by analysing two key concepts: libertas (liberty) and res publica (public matter, republic). Exploring these concepts through a variety of different as...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
[2020]
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| Colección: | Impact of empire ;
volume 37 |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "Libertas and Res Publica in the Roman Republic offers some essential ideas for an understanding of Roman politics during the Republican period by analysing two key concepts: libertas (liberty) and res publica (public matter, republic). Exploring these concepts through a variety of different aspects - legal, religious, literary, political, and cultural - this book aims to explain the profound relationship between the two. Through the examination of a rich array of sources ranging from classical authors to coins, from legal texts to works of art, Balmaceda and her co-authors propose new readings that elucidate the complex meanings and inter-related functions of libertas and res publica , in a thought-provoking, deep, but very readable study of Roman political culture and identity"-- |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 269 pages) : color illustrations |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789004441699 9004441697 |
| ISSN: | 1572-0500 ; |