This book addresses the question not 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. Far from being empty commonplaces these accusations 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.
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In 62 BCE, a young and politically ambitious Roman aristocrat, Publius Clodius, is said to have disguised himself as a women in order to infiltrate the rites of the Bona Dea which it was sacrilege for men to observe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
moralising texts, head with one finger, luxurious building, ludi scaenici, moralistic discourse, sexual misbehaviour, late republic, early principate, temporary theatres, senatorial elite, vita beata, domo sua, equestrian status, religieux dans, domus aurea, voting assemblies, adultery law, sexual passivity, permanent theatres Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Julius Caesar, Valerius Maximus, Pro Cael, Pro Sest, Ronald Syme, Campus Martius, Mark Antony, New York, Paul Veyne, Pro Mur, Pro Rosc, Velleius Paterculus, Augustan Rome, Bona Dea, Pierre Bourdieu, Richard Saller, Ann Arbor, Catharine Edwards, Nicholas Purcell, Pro Flacco, Twelve Tables New!
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In 62 BCE, a young and politically ambitious Roman aristocrat, Publius Clodius, is said to have disguised himself as a women in order to infiltrate the rites of the Bona Dea which it was sacrilege for men to observe. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
moralising texts, head with one finger, luxurious building, ludi scaenici, moralistic discourse, sexual misbehaviour, late republic, early principate, temporary theatres, senatorial elite, vita beata, domo sua, equestrian status, religieux dans, domus aurea, voting assemblies, adultery law, sexual passivity, permanent theatres Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Julius Caesar, Valerius Maximus, Pro Cael, Pro Sest, Ronald Syme, Campus Martius, Mark Antony, New York, Paul Veyne, Pro Mur, Pro Rosc, Velleius Paterculus, Augustan Rome, Bona Dea, Pierre Bourdieu, Richard Saller, Ann Arbor, Catharine Edwards, Nicholas Purcell, Pro Flacco, Twelve Tables New!
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