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Roman Elite and the End of the Republic : The Boni, the Nobles and Cicero by Henrik Mouritsen (2022, Hardcover)
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The shifting allegiances of the wider elite of boni viri played an important part in the events that brought an end to the republic and ushered in a new political system better attuned to their material interests.
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PublisherCambridge University Press
ISBN-101009180657
ISBN-139781009180658
eBay Product ID (ePID)24057247710
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Book TitleRoman Elite and the End of the Republic : the Boni, the Nobles and Cicero
Number of Pages348 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2022
TopicAncient / General, Europe / Italy
IllustratorYes
GenreHistory
AuthorHenrik Mouritsen
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Length9.3 in
Item Width6.2 in
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LCCN2022-047214
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23/eng/20221005
Dewey Decimal305.5/20937
Table Of ContentIntroduction; Part I. The Boni in the Late Republic: 1. Lost in translation: modern interpretations of the Boni; 2. Boni et Locupletes; 3. Who were the Boni?; 4. Boni and Equites in the late republic; 5. The Boni in Roman politics and public life; Part II. Property and Politics: 6. Wealth and morality revisited; 7. Boni: the 'Gentlemen' of republican Rome; 8. Boni and Improbi: the moral construction of Roman politics; 9. Otium and Tranquillitas: the politics of the Boni; 10. Vita et Bona: property and security; 11. The road to perdition: Egestas and Aes Alienum; 12. 'Egentes Sumptuosi Nobiles': politics and debt; Part III. The Boni and the End of the Republic: 13. Boni and Nobiles; 14. The power of the Nobiles; 15. 'Boni Non Sequentur': The Boni and the end of the republic; 16. Cicero and the formation of an alternative; 17. Epilogue: the Boni and Augustus
SynopsisThe boni, the wealthy, but largely non-political, section of the Roman elite, have hitherto escaped scholarly attention. This book draws a detailed and rounded picture of the boni, their identity, values and interests, also tracing their - often tense - relationship to the political class, whose inner circle of noble families eventually lost their trust and support. Concerns about property played a central part in this process, and the book explores key Roman concepts associated with property, including frugality, luxury, patrimony, debt and the all-important otium that ensured the peaceful enjoyment of private possessions. Through close readings of Cicero and other republican writers, a new narrative of the 'fall of the republic' emerges. The shifting allegiances of the wider elite of boni viri played an important part in the events that brought an end to the republic and ushered in a new political system better attuned to their material interests., Reconfiguring the social and political landscape of the late Roman republic, this book discovers the boni as a distinct social and economic class. This has important implications for our understanding of the process that led to the fall of the republic.
LC Classification NumberDG83.3.M68 2022
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