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Telling, Turning Moments in the Classical Political World
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2010
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Turning, Telling Moments in the Classical Political World examines developments in the classical political world which are both turning and telling moments. All the moments_from Theseus's founding of Athens to Augustus's establishment of the Principate_possess the double character of being turning points and revealing fundamental aspects of the ancient political world. While most books on ancient history are chiefly concerned with questions of literary sources and historical accuracy, this book deals with the significance of the facts and reports themselves. Blits treats the ancient histories as works of reflection rather than works of research. Instead of focusing on whether, or how, the ancient historians meet the professional standards of present-day historiography, Blits reveals the way they themselves understand-and intend us to understand-the ancient world.
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2010
ISBN-Print
978-0-7391-6449-5
ISBN-Online
978-0-7391-6451-8
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
177
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Table of Contents No access
Foreword No access Pages 1 - 8
Chapter 1: Athens and Rome: Plutarch's Theseus and Romulus No access Pages 9 - 26
Chapter 2: Redeeming Lost Honor: Shakespeare’s Rape of Lucrece No access Pages 27 - 42
Chapter 3: The End of the Noble No access Pages 43 - 66
Chapter 4: No Middle Way, No Second Way: Rome and the Caudine Forks No access Pages 67 - 88
Chapter 5: The Politics of Authority and Rhetoric in Republican Rome No access Pages 89 - 108
Chapter 6: Political Murder in Rome No access Pages 109 - 130
Chapter 7: Power without Office, Office without Power: Augustus’s Principate No access Pages 131 - 148
Afterword: Greece versus Rome No access Pages 149 - 160
