This book is a major new study of the epic poetry of Republican Rome. Goldberg treats the creators of these now-fragmentary works not simply as predecessors of Vergil, but as pioneers and poets in their own right. But Goldberg goes beyond practical criticism, exploring in the literary experiments
Violence in Republican Rome
โ Scribed by Lintott A.W.
- Publisher
- Clarendon Press
- Year
- 1968
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 242
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Table of Contents
CONTENTS
ABBREVIATIONS xi
INTRODUCTION I
PART ONE. THE BACKGROUND
I. Popular Justice . 6
IL Violence and the Law 22
m. Cruelty 35
iv. The Morality of Political Violence 52
PART TWO. VIOLENCE IN PRACTICE
v. The Nature and Techniques of Violence 67
vi. The Gangs 74
PART THREE: THE REPRESSION OF VIOLENCE
VIL Control of Violence by the Executive 89
vin. Legislation against Violence 107
ix. Legal Remedies for Private Violence 125
x. The Annulment of Laws Passed by Violence 132
xi. States of Emergency 149
PART FOUR
xii. The Violence of the Late Republic 175
CONCLUSION 204
APPENDICES
A. Acts of Violence in Rome 209
B. Accusations de vi 217
Additional Note 221
BIBLIOGRAPHY 222
INDEXES
A. Persons 227
B. Laws 231
c. Topics and Technical Terms 232
๐ SIMILAR VOLUMES
<p>Charles Taylor propone una teorรญa republicana democrรกtica que opone a la democracia neoliberal. El neoliberalismo concibe la democracia como un mero instrumento y desestima el valor intrรญnseco de la participaciรณn polรญtica y el autogobierno. Inspirado en Tocqueville, Taylor enfatiza la identificac
109 pages ; 22 cm
<span>Political Conversations in Ciceronian Rome</span><span> offers for the first time a perspective of Roman politics through the proxy of conversations and meetings. In Rome oral was the default mode of communication in politics: oratory before the people in assemblies, addresses and discussions
<span>Political Conversations in Ciceronian Rome</span><span> offers for the first time a perspective of Roman politics through the proxy of conversations and meetings. In Rome oral was the default mode of communication in politics: oratory before the people in assemblies, addresses and discussions