Caesar against liberty? : perspectives on his autocracy / edited by Francis Cairns and Elaine Fantham.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Cairns, Francis.

Fantham, Elaine.

Series:

Langford Latin Seminar. Papers of the Langford Latin Seminar ; 11.

ARCA classical and medieval texts, papers and mnographs ; 43

Papers of the Langford Latin seminar ; 11

ARCA classical and medieval texts, papers and mnographs ; 43.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Caesar, Julius.

Rome--History--Republic, 265-30 B.C.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

History.

Generals--Rome--Attitudes.

Generals.

Physical Description:

xxi, 232 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Francis Cairns, 2003.

Contents:

Caesar against Liberty? An Introduction / Elaine Fantham 1

Caesar and Gaul: Some Perspectives on the Bellum Gallicum / Robin Seager 19

Justifications and Admissions 19

Freedom and the Gauls 22

Individual Gallic Leaders 26

The Germans and their Function 30

Caesar the Liberator? Factional politics, civil war, and ideology / Kurt Raaflaub 35

Tactics in Caesar's Correspondence with Cicero / Peter White 68

Access 73

Interpretation 80

Footing 86

Appendix The Caesar-Cicero correspondence, 55-45 93

Three Wise Men and the End of the Roman Republic / Elaine Fantham 96

In Caesar's Wake: the Ideology of the Continuators / Ronald Cluett 118

Romans on campaign abroad 121

Service under Caesar's leadership 125

Civil War partisans 128

Julius Caesar and Octavian in Nicolaus / Mark Toher 132

Clementia after Caesar: from Politics to Philosophy / Miriam Griffin 157

Clementia Caesaris 159

Clementia after Caesar 164

Clementia Principis 165

Seneca on Caesar 167

De Clementia 169

De Beneficiis 177

Caesar's Reforms / Emilio Gabba 183

Caesar's Powers in his last Phase / Marta Sordi 190.

ISBN:

0905205391

OCLC:

53081093