1st Edition
Personal Enmity in Roman Politics (Routledge Revivals) 218-43 BC
By David Epstein
Copyright 1987
192 Pages
by
Routledge
192 Pages
by
Routledge
The Roman Republic was governed by a small group of men who agreed far more than they disagreed on the fundamental questions facing the state. The details of their public behaviour can thus only be understood in relation to the idiosyncrasies deeply embedded in Roman political culture, one of the most important of which was that of personal hatred – ‘inimicitia’.
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Acknowledgements 1. Introduction 2. Roman Attitudes Towards Inimicitiae 3. The Causes of Inimicitiae 4. Manifestations of Inimicitiae 5. Inimiticitiae and the Courts 6. Conclusion; Notes; Select Bibliography; Index
Biography
David F. Epstein, The University of Chicago.
