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Virtus romana : politics and morality in the Roman histories
- Title
- Virtus romana : politics and morality in the Roman histories / Catalina Balmaceda.
- Author
- Balmaceda, Catalina, 1970-
- Publication
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2017]
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Details
- Description
- xii, 297 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- "Late Roman historians sought to respond to the present through the evaluation of the past. Historiography was, therefore, a prime site for defining Roman identity. One of the key concepts for historians was virtus (roughly, "manly courage"). As a political and moral concept, virtus worked as a key idea in the complex system of Roman socio-cultural values, attitudes, and norms and was constantly being redefined and reinterpreted"--
- Series Statement
- Studies in the history of Greece and Rome
- Uniform Title
- Studies in the history of Greece and Rome.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- The concept of virtus -- Virtus in Sallust -- Virtus in Livy -- Virtus in Velleius -- Virtus in Tacitus.
- Call Number
- JFE 17-10990
- ISBN
- 9781469635125
- 1469635127
- LCCN
- 2017007235
- OCLC
- 973481605
- Author
- Balmaceda, Catalina, 1970- author.
- Title
- Virtus romana : politics and morality in the Roman histories / Catalina Balmaceda.
- Publisher
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2017]
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Series
- Studies in the history of Greece and RomeStudies in the history of Greece and Rome.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Research Call Number
- JFE 17-10990