Remembering the Roman People Essays on Late-Republican Politics and Literature |
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| Author:
| Wiseman, T. P. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-19-923976-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jan 2009 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $269.09AUD $383.00 |
Book Description:
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A challenging reinterpretation of the political culture of the last century of the Roman Republic. T. P. Wiseman argues that the People had their own egalitarian ethos, usually in conflict with that of the self-styled `best' (optimates), who, with their belief in justified murder, were responsible for the republic's breakdown in civil war.
A challenging reinterpretation of the political culture of the last century of the Roman Republic. T. P. Wiseman argues that the People had their own egalitarian ethos, usually in conflict with that of the self-styled `best' (optimates), who, with their belief in justified murder, were responsible for the republic's breakdown in civil war.