This book is about the famous Roman orator and statesman Cicero and his rhetorical and political strategy as a newcomer in Roman republican politics. Henriette van der Blom argues that Cicero advertised himself as a follower of chosen models of behaviour from the past - his role models - and in turn presented himself as a role model to others. This new angle provides fresh insights into the political and literary career of one of the best-known Romans, and into the political discourse of the late Roman Republic.
| ISBN: | 9780199582938 |
| Publication date: | 29th July 2010 |
| Author: | Henriette Research Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford van der Blom |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 402 pages |
| Series: | Oxford Classical Monographs |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: ancient, classical and medieval Ancient history Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy |