Cicero, Pompey, and the Rise of the First Triumvirate

Modern analyses of the course of Roman politics in the years 62–60 b.c. reveal a high level of agreement in comparison with the welter of conflicting theories that have emerged from studies of the political activity of the fifties. The dismissal of his army at Brundisium and certain seemingly concil...

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Autore principale: Mitchell, Thomas N. (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Pubblicazione: Cambridge University Press 1973
In: Traditio
Anno: 1973, Volume: 29, Pagine: 1-26
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Riepilogo:Modern analyses of the course of Roman politics in the years 62–60 b.c. reveal a high level of agreement in comparison with the welter of conflicting theories that have emerged from studies of the political activity of the fifties. The dismissal of his army at Brundisium and certain seemingly conciliatory gestures toward the conservative elements of the Roman aristocracy have led most scholars to conclude that in 62 b.c. Pompey, at heart a conservative, was eager for closer ties with Rome's oligarchs, and willing to accept the notion of government by the senate if his immediate but modest needs were met.
ISSN:2166-5508
Comprende:Enthalten in: Traditio
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0362152900008953