Libertas and Res Publica in the Roman Republic Ideas of Freedom and Roman Politics (Impact of Empire: Roman Empire, c. 200 B.C. - A.D. 476)

Archaic ideas on the concept of libertas / Carlos Amunátegui -- Libertas in early Latin authors / Catalina Balmaceda -- The god Liber and republican notions of libertas in the late Roman Republic / Valentina Arena -- The freedom of the Rhodians : Cato the Elder and Demosthenes / Harriet Flower -- Ex imperio libertas : freedom and republican empire / Clifford Ando -- The notion of res publica and its conflicting meanings at the end of the Roman Republic / Claudia Moatti -- The consulship under the triumvirs : a phantom office? / Francisco Pina Polo -- Arbitration in the res publica : a novel way of solving internal political conflicts in the 40s and 30s BC / Cristina Rosillo-López -- The auctoritas and libertas of Augustus : metamorphosis of the Roman res publica / Frédéric Hurlet -- A great and arduous struggle : Marcus Antonius and the rhetoric of libertas in 44-43 BC / Jeff Tatum -- Res publica, libertas and free speech in retrospect : republican oratory in Tacitus' Dialogus / Henriette van der Blom.ISBN : 9789004441293 Contents Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Introduction Chapter 1 Archaic Ideas on the Concept of Libertas Chapter 2 Libertas in Early Latin Authors Chapter 3 The God Liber and Republican Notions of Libertas in the Late Roman Republic Chapter 4 The Freedom of the Rhodians: Cato the Elder and Demosthenes Chapter 5 Ex Imperio Libertas: Freedom and Republican Empire Chapter 6 The Notion of Res Publica and Its Conflicting Meanings at the End of the Roman Republic Chapter 7 The Consulship under the Triumvirs: a Phantom Office? Chapter 8 Arbitration in the Res Publica: a Novel Way of Solving Internal Political Conflicts in the 40s and 30s BC Chapter 9 The Auctoritas and Libertas of Augustus: Metamorphosis of the Roman Res Publica Chapter 10 A Great and Arduous Struggle: Marcus Antonius and the Rhetoric of Libertas in 44–43 BC Chapter 11 Res Publica, Libertas and Free Speech in Retrospect: Republican Oratory in Tacitus’ Dialogus General Bibliography Index Proporcionado por el ed.: "Libertas and Res Publica in the Roman Republic offers some essential ideas for an understanding of Roman politics during the Republican period by analysing two key concepts: libertas (liberty) and res publica (public matter, republic). Exploring these concepts through a variety of different aspects - legal, religious, literary, political, and cultural - this book aims to explain the profound relationship between the two. Through the examination of a rich array of sources ranging from classical authors to coins, from legal texts to works of art, Balmaceda and her co-authors propose new readings that elucidate the complex meanings and inter-related functions of libertas and res publica , in a thought-provoking, deep, but very readable study of Roman political culture and identity" "Libertas and Res Publica in the Roman Republic offers some essential ideas for an understanding of Roman politics during the Republican period by analysing two key concepts: libertas (liberty) and res publica (public matter, republic). Exploring these concepts through a variety of different aspects - legal, religious, literary, political, and cultural - this book aims to explain the profound relationship between the two. Through the examination of a rich array of sources ranging from classical authors to coins, from legal texts to works of art, Balmaceda and her co-authors propose new readings that elucidate the complex meanings and inter-related functions of libertas and res publica , in a thought-provoking, deep, but very readable study of Roman political culture and identity"-- Provided by publisher