The deaths of the Republic : imagery of the body politic in ciceronian Rome

This book examines imagery of the body politic in the works of Cicero and his contemporaries and explores its impact on the politics of Rome in the first century BCE. Emphasis throughout is on the ideological underpinnings of such images and their uses as a means of persuasion.

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Auteur principal: Walters, Brian, 19..-
Format: Livre papier
Langue:Anglais
Publié: Oxford : Oxford University Press 2020.
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Autres localisations: Voir dans le Sudoc
Edition sous un autre format:• The Deaths of the Republic, Imagery of the Body Politic in Ciceronian Rome, Brian Walters, 2020, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 978-0-19-187545-8
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Résumé:This book examines imagery of the body politic in the works of Cicero and his contemporaries and explores its impact on the politics of Rome in the first century BCE. Emphasis throughout is on the ideological underpinnings of such images and their uses as a means of persuasion.
Description matérielle:1 volume (XIV-158 pages) : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Bibliographie:Bibliogr. p. [121]-137. Notes bibliogr. Index
ISBN:9780198839576 (rel.)