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Party Politics in the Age of Caesar

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2023
ISBN
9780520341418
DOI
10.1525/9780520341418
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14372532 bytes)
Series
Sather Classical Lectures; 22
Edition
Reprint 2019
Pages
272\267
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-21 18:34:44

Description

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 ring: "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."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 "party" and "faction." 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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