BOOKS - Party Politics in the Age of Caesar (Sather Classical Lectures) (Volume 22)
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Party Politics in the Age of Caesar (Sather Classical Lectures) (Volume 22)
Author: Lily Ross Taylor
Year: July 2, 1961
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 14 MB
Language: English
Year: July 2, 1961
Format: PDF
File size: PDF 14 MB
Language: English
The advice given to Cicero by his astute, campaign-conscious brother to prepare him for the consular elections of 64 B.C., has a curiously modern and "Avoid taking a definite stand on great public issues either in the Senate or before the people. Bend your energies towards making friends of key-men in all classes of voters. and "Party Politics in the Age of Caesar is a shrewd commentary on this text, designed to clarify the true meaning in Roman political life of such terms as and "party and " and and "faction. and " Taylor brilliantly explains the mechanics of Roman politics as she discusses the relations of nobles and their clients, the manipulation of the state religion for political expedience, and the practical means of delivering the vote.
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