{"product_id":"res-publica-and-the-roman-republic-without-body-or-form-9780198777380","title":"Res Publica and the Roman Republic: 'Without Body or Form'","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Louise Hodgson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Ancient - Rome\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRes Publica \u003cem\u003eand the Roman Republic\u003c\/em\u003e explores the political crisis at the end of the Roman Republic through the changing perceptions of the political sphere itself, the \u003cem\u003eres publica\u003c\/em\u003e. Partisan clashes over the political sphere, thus conceived, formed an important part of this crisis, though have received relatively little attention to date, partly because of the difficulty of precisely defining the concept. Nevertheless, from Scipio Nasica's efforts to keep it safe in 133 to Sulla's restored \u003cem\u003eres publica\u003c\/em\u003e in 82-81 and Caesar's sarcasm about its very existence (Suet. \u003cem\u003eJul.\u003c\/em\u003e 77), the perceived condition and needs of the \u003cem\u003eres publica\u003c\/em\u003e were a source of concern, controversy, and self-justification throughout this period. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume seeks to show how the rhetoric surrounding \u003cem\u003eres publica\u003c\/em\u003e mirrors the changes in the Roman political landscape towards the end of the Republic. It begins by advancing a definition before proceeding to outline its relationships with various constitutional elements, in particular the Republican magistrates, as well as how these various elements benefited from this relationship, how competing elements challenged it, and how the conviction that the \u003cem\u003eres publica\u003c\/em\u003e was in danger spurred divisive action. These themes coalesce in an examination of how Cicero exploited his consular relationship to the \u003cem\u003eres publica\u003c\/em\u003e throughout 63, both before and during the Catilinarian crisis, and how he was then obliged to renegotiate how he related to it after his exile. Finally, private action on behalf of the \u003cem\u003eres publica\u003c\/em\u003e is considered in detail, a euphemism for illegal behaviour later trumpeted by Augustus in the \u003cem\u003eRes Gestae\u003c\/em\u003e, before the conclusion outlines how Augustus adopted the position of a patron to\u003cbr\u003ethe dependent \u003cem\u003eres publica\u003c\/em\u003e, but was seen by contemporaries as embodying it, it being by now little more than a playground for the Princeps.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47890211569815,"sku":"9780198777380","price":15699.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780198777380.webp?v=1781179127","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/res-publica-and-the-roman-republic-without-body-or-form-9780198777380","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}