The Reception Of Cicero In The Early Roman Empire: The Rhetorical Schoolroom And The Creation Of A Cultural Legend

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Cicero was one of the most important political, intellectual, and literary figures of the late Roman Republic, rising to the consulship as a "new man" and leading a complex and contradictory life. After his murder in 43 BC, he was indeed remembered for his life and his works - but not for all of them. This book explores Cicero's reception in the early Roman Empire, showing what was remembered and why. It argues that<span class='showMoreLessContentElement' style='display: none;'> early imperial politics and Cicero's schoolroom canonization had pervasive effects on his reception, with declamation and the schoolroom mediating and even creating his memory in subsequent generations. <span class='showMoreLessControlElement showMoreLessInline'> <span>Read more...