Cicero's Role Models by Henriette van der Blom - 9780199582938

Cicero's Role ModelsThe Political Strategy of a Newcomer\nAuthor(s): Henriette van der Blom\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Oxford University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Oxford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780199582938, 978-0199582938\nSynopsis\nThis book is about the famous Roman orator and statesman Cicero and his rhetorical and political strategy as a newcomer in Roman republican politics. Henriette van der Blom argues that Cicero advertised himself as a follower of chosen models of behaviour from the past - his role models - and in turn presented himself as a role model to others. This new angle provides fresh insights into the political and literary career of one of the best-known Romans, and into the political discourse of the late Roman Republic.