Was Caesar's assassination a consequence of training in oratory? The Roman Empire and the influence of rhetorical education. Did a practice speech on tyrannicide provide the template for the assassination of the Roman ruler? What influence did the art of rhetoric have on ancient architecture and Roman law? Ancient historian Jon Lendon astounds with an innovative look at the Roman Empire and orators in antiquity.
In this book, the author takes a look at the Roman Empire and the deeds that were performed as a result of rhetoric. The importance of oratory is reinforced by the Roman ideal of comprehensive education.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Lendon, Jon Edward
Title
Rhetorik macht Rom. Die Kraft der Redekunst im Imperium Romanum
Details
352 pp.
State
new
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