Cicero's role models : the political strategy of a newcomer / Henriette van der Blom.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blom, Henriette van der.

Series:

Oxford classical monographs

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Cicero, Marcus Tullius--Political and social views.

Cicero, Marcus Tullius.

Political and social views.

Rome--Politics and government--265-30 B.C.

Rome.

Physical Description:

xi, 388 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, [2010]

Contents:

Mos, maiores, and historical exempla in Roman culture and society

Mos, maiores, and historical exempla in Cicero

Cicero's background and education

Nobilis and homo novus

Definitions of historical exemplum and personal exemplum

The nature and functions of historical exempla. Creation of historical exempla ; The choice of historical exempla ; The problem of credibility ; The importance of genre

Cicero's alternative claims to ancestry. Great Romans as general exempla for all Romans ; Homines novi as exempla ; Personal exempla

Cicero's use of personal exempla. An aspiring new man ; The homo novus consul ; Exile and triumphant recall ; The orator-statesman outside politics ; In the mould of Scaevola : Cicero in Cilicia ; The response of an intellectual ; A living exemplum

Cicero's roles as an exemplum

An exemplum and teacher to the younger generation ; A family exemplum.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780199582938

0199582939

OCLC:

573152460