Body Politic in Roman Political Thought

"How did Roman Republican writers use the metaphor of the body politic to respond to the downfall of the Republic and implementation of sole rule? This book's political approach to Latin literature will appeal broadly to audiences in philology, history, and political thought"--

List of contents

Introduction; Chapter 1. The Divided Body Politic; Chapter 2. The Sick Body Politic; Chapter 3: The Augustan Transformation; Chapter 4: Julio-Claudian Consensus and Civil War; Chapter 5: Addressing Autocracy under Nero; Conclusion.

About the author

JULIA MEBANE is an assistant professor in the Department of Classical Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Product details

• Authors: Julia Mebane, Julia (Indiana University Mebane
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.02.2024
• EAN: 9781009389297
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0938929-7
• No. of pages: 264
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Antiquity; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; History of Ideas, HISTORY / Ancient / General, Italy, Politics & government, Politics and government, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Ancient Greek and Roman philosophy, Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500, BCE to c 500 CE, c 200 BCE to c 400 CE (Spanish Roman period)