Ancient Rome And Modern America (classical Receptions)

9781405139335_1_pre.qxd 29/7/08 8:59 AM Page i Ancient Rome and Modern America Ancient Rome and Modern America Margaret Malamud © 2009 Margaret Malamud. ISBN: 978-1-405-13933-5 9781405139335_1_pre.qxd 29/7/08 8:59 AM Page ii Classical Receptions Series Editor: Maria Wyke, University College London The ancient world did not end with the sack of Rome in the fifth century ad. Its literature, politics, and culture have been adopted, contested, used and abused, from the middle ages to the present day, by both individuals and states. The Classical Receptions Series presents new contributions by leading scholars to the investigation of how the ancient world continues to shape our own. Published Classics and the Uses of Reception Edited by Charles Martindale and Richard F. Thomas Ancient Rome and Modern America Margaret Malamud In Preparation Antiquity and Modernity Neville Morley Sex: From Ancient Greece to the 21st Century Alastair Blanshard The Ancient World in Popular Culture Maria Wyke, Margaret Malamud, and Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones 9781405139335_1_pre.qxd 29/7/08 8:59 AM Page iii Ancient Rome and Modern America Margaret Malamud A John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., Publication 9781405139335_1_pre.qxd 29/7/08 8:59 AM Page iv This edition first published 2009 © 2009 Margaret Malamud Blackwell Publishing was acquired by John Wiley & Sons in February 2007. Blackwell’s publishing program has been merged with Wiley’s global Scientific, Technical, and Medical business to form Wiley-Blackwell. Registered Office John Wiley & Sons Ltd, The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, United Kingdom Editorial Offices 350 Main Street, Malden, MA 02148-5020, USA 9600 Garsington Road, Oxford, OX4 2DQ, UK The Atrium, Southern Gate, Chichester, West Sussex, PO19 8SQ, UK For details of our global editorial offices, for customer services, and for information about how to apply for permission to reuse the copyright material in this book please see our website at www.wiley.com/wiley-blackwell. The right of Margaret Malamud to be identified as the author of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, except as permitted by the UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, without the prior permission of the publisher. Wiley also publishes its books in a variety of electronic formats. Some content that appears in print may not be available in electronic books. Designations used by companies to distinguish their products are often claimed as trademarks. All brand names and product names used in this book are trade names, service marks, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners. The publisher is not associated with any product or vendor mentioned in this book. This publication is designed to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. It is sold on the understanding that the publisher is not engaged in rendering professional services. If professional advice or other expert assistance is required, t