Clemency Cruelty In The Roman World
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Author | : Melissa Barden Dowling |
Publisher | : University of Michigan Press |
Total Pages | : 412 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780472115150 |
Explores the formation of clemency as a human and social value in the Roman Empire
Author | : Seneca |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 49 |
Release | : 2022-07-21 |
Genre | : Philosophy |
ISBN | : |
De Clementia (or On Clemency in English) is a two-volume hortatory essay written in AD 55–56 by Seneca the Younger, a Roman Stoic philosopher, to the emperor Nero. You will love this timeless contrast between a good ruler and a tyrant.
Author | : Richard Bauman |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 208 |
Release | : 2012-10-02 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1134689896 |
The concept of human rights has a long history. Its practical origins, as distinct from its theoretical antecedents, are said to be comparatively recent, going back no further than the American and French Bills of Rights of the eighteenth century. Even those landmarks are seen as little more than the precursors of the twentieth century starting-point - the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which was adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1948. In this unique and stimulating book, Richard Bauman investigates the concept of human rights in the Roman world. He argues that on the theoretical side, ideas were developed by thinkers such as Cicero and Seneca and on the pragmatic side, practical applications were rewarded mainly through the law. He presents a comprehensive analysis of human rights in ancient Rome and offers enlightening comparisons between the Roman and twentieth century understanding of human rights.
Author | : Jack Vernon |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 63 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Executions and executioners |
ISBN | : 9781435132078 |
Author | : Reginald Haynes Barrow |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 312 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Catharine Edwards |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 254 |
Release | : 1993-02-26 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
The decadence and depravity of the ancient Romans are a commonplace of serious history, popular novels and spectacular films. This book is concerned not with the question of how immoral the ancient Romans were but why the literature they produced is so preoccupied with immorality. The modern image of immoral Rome derives from ancient accounts which are largely critical rather than celebratory. Upper-class Romans habitually accused one another of the most lurid sexual and sumptuary improprieties. Historians and moralists lamented the vices of their contemporaries and mourned for the virtues of a vanished age. Far from being empty commonplaces these assertions constituted a powerful discourse through which Romans negotiated conflicts and tensions in their social and political order. This study proceeds by a detailed examination of a wide range of ancient texts (all of which are translated) exploring the dynamics of their rhetoric, as well as the ends to which they were deployed. Roman moralising discourse, the author suggests, may be seen as especially concerned with the articulation of anxieties about gender, social status and political power. Individual chapters focus on adultery, effeminacy, the immorality of the Roman theatre, luxurious buildings and the dangers of pleasure. This book should appeal to students and scholars of classical literature and ancient history. It will also attract anthropologists and social and cultural historians.
Author | : R. H. Barrow |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2013-10 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781258915735 |
This is a new release of the original 1928 edition.
Author | : Michael Gaddis |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 396 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Oliver Goldsmith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 472 |
Release | : 1821 |
Genre | : |
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Author | : Oliver Goldsmith |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 482 |
Release | : 1812 |
Genre | : Rome |
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