Papers of the Langford Latin Seminar: Volume 11 - Caesar against Liberty? Perspectives on his Autocracy (ARCA, Classical and Medieval Texts, Papers and Monographs)

Julius Caesar change d the history of the world by setting in train the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. This themed volume of PLLS handles the important and controversial problem of Caesar's own attitudes to 'liberty' and 'autocracy'. It contains revised, annotated and in some cases expanded versions of papers delivered at the Seventh Annual Langford Conference at Florida State University, along with one supplementary contribution and English translations of two papers originally published in Italian. The contributors constitute a distinguished international group of ancient historians. Caesar against liberty? an introduction / Elaine Fantham -- Caesar and Gaul: some perspectives on the bellum Gallicum: Justification and admissions Freedom and the Gauls Individual Gallic leaders The Germans and their function / Robin Seager -- Caesar the liberator? Factional politics, civil war, and ideology / Kurt Raaflaub -- Tactics in Caesar's correspondence with Cicero: Access Interpretation Footing Conclusion Appendix, the Caesar-Cicero correspondence / Peter White -- Three wise men and the end of the Roman Republic / Elaine Fantham -- In Caesar's wake: the ideology of the continuators: Romans on campaigns abroad Service under Caesar's leadership Civil War partisans / Ronald Cluett -- Julius Caesar and Octavian in Nicolaus / Mark Toher -- Clementia after Caesar: from politics to philosophy: Clementia CAesaris Clementia after Caesar Clementia Principis Seneca on Caesar De Clementia De Beneficiis / Miriam Griffin -- Caesar's reforms / Emilio Gabba -- Caesar's powers in his last phase / Marta Sordi -- Bibliographical addendum / John G. Nordling. Julius Caesar changed world history by inaugurating the transformation of the Roman Republic into the Roman Empire. This themed volume of PLLS handles the important and controversial problem of Caesar's own attitudes to 'liberty' and 'autocracy'. It contains revised, annotated and sometimes expanded versions of papers delivered at the Seventh Annual Langford Conference held at Florida State University, along with one supplementary contribution and English translations of two papers originally published in Italian. The contributors constitute a distinguished international group of ancient historians.