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Republicanism, rhetoric, and Roman political thought : Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus /

"Republicanism, Rhetoric, and Roman Political Thought develops readings of Rome's three most important Latin historians - Sallust, Livy, and Tacitus - in light of contemporary discussions of republicanism and rhetoric. Drawing on recent scholarship as well as other classical writers and la...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Kapust, Daniel J.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Leiden : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • COVER; HALF-TITLE; TITLE; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; 1 INTRODUCTION; 2 AN AMBIGUOUS REPUBLICAN: Sallust on Fear, Conflict, and Community; 3 CHANNELING CONFLICT THROUGH ANTAGONISTIC RHETORIC IN THE WAR WITH CATILINE; 4 EXEMPLARITY AND GOODWILL IN LIVY'S FROM THE FOUNDING OF ROME; 5 TACITUS ON GREAT MEN, BAD RULERS, AND PRUDENCE; 6 TACITUS' MORAL HISTORIES; EPILOGUE; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.