Cicero and the Historia Augusta

Autor: Burgersdijk, D.W.P., Zinsli, S.C., Martin, G.
Rok vydání: 2021
Zdroj: Zinsli, S.C.; Martin, G. (ed.), Historiae Augustae. XIV Colloquium Turicense. Atti dei convegni sulla Historia Augusta, 39-55. Bari : Edipuglia
STARTPAGE=39;ENDPAGE=55;ISSN=1724-3874;TITLE=Zinsli, S.C.; Martin, G. (ed.), Historiae Augustae. XIV Colloquium Turicense. Atti dei convegni sulla Historia Augusta
ISSN: 1724-3874
Popis: In this chapter, the presence and use of Cicero' philosophical, rhetorical and letter writing is traced in several works (classical-style as well as Christian) are traced, in the Historica Augusta in particular. It is concluded that Cicero was very often used as a source and a model for literary composition, with an emphasis on his philosophical writings, De officiis and De republica in particular.
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