The Politics of Immorality in Ancient Rome

by Catharine Edwards

Book Overview

This book addresses the question not how immoral the ancient Romans were but why the literature they produced is so preoccupied with immorality. The modern image of immoral Rome derives from ancient accounts which are largely critical rather than celebratory. Far from being empty commonplaces these accusations constituted a powerful discourse through which Romans negotiated conflicts and tensions in their social and political order. This study proceeds...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521893895
• ISBN13: 9780521893893
• Release Date: May 2002
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 244 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.2" x 9.1"