Guest turnasquare1 Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 Hey everyone- I was wondering if anyone could point me in the direction of some books or articles concerning public ignorance in the Roman Republic. I'm writing a paper on forms of tyranny in Rome, and the topic I'm writing about is the lack of political knowledge of the average roman (for instance, leaders like caesar were often able to gain public political support through non political events like gladiator fights and lavish celebrations). Can anyone point me in the direction of some books that discuss things like this (not limited to caesar and his games)? Thanks for your time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M. Porcius Cato Posted December 14, 2006 Report Share Posted December 14, 2006 I guess I wonder what you'd count as "political ignorance", but my favorite book on the general topic of Roman politics is Party Politics in the Age of Caesar by Lily Ross Taylor. You might also want to take a look at Erich Gruen's The Last Generation of the Roman Republic and Christian Meier's Caesar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Virgil61 Posted December 15, 2006 Report Share Posted December 15, 2006 Not quite on target but maybe worth reading as well: How Democratic was the Roman Republic? Public Spectacles and Roman Social Relations Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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