Oratory and political career in the late Roman republic
| 1. Verfasser: |
Blom, Henriette van der,
, [VerfasserIn]
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| Ort/Verlag/Jahr: |
Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2016.
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| Umfang/Format: |
1 online resource (xii, 377 pages). |
| Schlagworte: | |
| iDAI.gazetteer: |
Imperium Romanum |
| Inhalte/Bestandteile: | 1 Datensätze |
| Online Zugang: |
Online available |
Inhaltsangabe:
- Machine generated contents note: Introduction; Part I. The Role of Oratory in Roman Politics: 1. Oratorical settings and career possibilities; 2. Other routes to political success; Part II. Themes and Oratorical Careers: 3. Tribunician oratory and family inheritance: Gaius Gracchus' political career; 4. Politics behind the scenes: Pompeius' oratory and political career; 5. The oratorical springboard: Caesar's political career; 6. The oratory and career of Piso Caesoninus; 7. Powerful profiling: Cato the Younger and the impact of self-presentation; 8. Career-making in a time of crisis: Marcus Antonius' oratory; Conclusion: towards a new Brutus; Appendix 1. Gaius Gracchus' public speeches; Appendix 2. Pompius' public speeches; Appendix 3. Caesar's public speeches; Appendix 4. Piso's public speeches; Appendix 5. Cato's public speeches.
