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Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK
Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures and maps; Acknowledgments; Note on translations; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Setting the stage; Chapter 3: Civic knowledge; Chapter 4: The Voice of the People;...
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Universitätsbibliothek der Eberhard Karls Universität
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Cover; Half-Title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Figures and maps; Acknowledgments; Note on translations; Abbreviations; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Setting the stage; Chapter 3: Civic knowledge; Chapter 4: The Voice of the People; Chapter 5: Debate; Chapter 6: Contional ideology: the invisible "optimate"; Chapter 7: Contional ideology: the political drama; Chapter 8: Conclusion; References; Index. This book examines how public, political discourse shaped the distribution of power between Senate and People in the Late Roman Republic. The 'ideology' of Republican mass oratory is analyzed comprehensively and situated fully within the institutional, historical and physical contexts of the public meetings in which these speeches were heard