Virtus romana politics and morality in the Roman histories
"Late Roman historians sought to respond to the present through the evaluation of the past. Historiography was, therefore, a prime site for defining Roman identity. One of the key concepts for historians was virtus (roughly, "manly courage"). As a political and moral concept, virtus w...
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| Formato: | Libro |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press
cop. 2017
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| Colección: | Studies in the history of Greece and Rome
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| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b35747456*spi |
| Sumario: | "Late Roman historians sought to respond to the present through the evaluation of the past. Historiography was, therefore, a prime site for defining Roman identity. One of the key concepts for historians was virtus (roughly, "manly courage"). As a political and moral concept, virtus worked as a key idea in the complex system of Roman socio-cultural values, attitudes, and norms and was constantly being redefined and reinterpreted" |
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| Descripción Física: | XII, 297 p. ; 24 cm |
| Bibliografía: | Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. [249]-284) e índice |
| ISBN: | 9781469635132 |
