Remembering the Roman people essays on late-Republican politics and literature

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 resp...

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Main Author: Wiseman, T. P.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 2009, c2009
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Collection: Oxford University Press - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary: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
Physical Description:271 p. ill
ISBN:9780191716836