History after liberty : Tacitus on tyrants, sycophants, and republicans

History after liberty : Tacitus on tyrants, sycophants, and republicans / Thomas E. Strunk.

Roman historian Tacitus wrote a damning critique of the first centry CE Roman empire, presenting emperors almost universally as tyrants surrounded by flatterers and informants and depicting a society that has lost the liberty enjoyed under the Roman Republic. Yet Tacitus also poignantly depicts thos...

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Main Author: Strunk, Tom (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2016]
Subjects:
Tacitus, Cornelius > Political and social views.
Liberty.
Despotism.
Republicanism.
Rome > Politics and government > 30 B.C.-284 A.D.

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