Publius Clodius and the Boundaries of the Contio

Tan, James

doi:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199641895.003.0008

Cited by 20 publications

(1 citation statement)

References 0 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…As J. Tan has rightly pointed out: 'the contio could indeed generate consensus between speaker and audience, but in doing so, it could also spark conflict elsewhere'. 76 There are so many cases of tumultuosae contiones that led to violence breaking out in the streets of Rome that it is not worth reviewing them, although there is one in particular that is of some interest to us: the well-orchestrated riot that erupted during the first session of the iudicium populi following the accusation de ui that Clodius (as soon as he was elected aedilis) had brought against Milo. 77 On 7 February, Pompey spoke for the defence, and thanks to the letter Cicero wrote to his brother, we know what happened when he stood up to deliver his speech in front of the crowd.…”

Section: Carnival and Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

THEQVINQVATRVSOF JUNE, MARSYAS ANDLIBERTASIN THE LATE ROMAN REPUBLIC

Quiroga

2018

The Class. Q.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Masked revelry, the quaffing of large amounts of wine and the sound of flutes … this cavalcade would pass through the streets of Rome every 13th June, even crossing the forum itself. As we will show later on, a connection can be established between this celebration (theQuinquatrus minusculae) and the statue of Marsyas, the acolyte of Dionysus, which stood in the forum and was associated with freedom, wine and charivari. In turn, this connection will open the way for a new interpretation of the multiple meanings of the feast and the satyr in the highly charged political atmosphere of Late Republican Rome. The main aim of this study will be to show, in the third part of this article, howpopularespoliticians tried to exploit the opportunities presented to them by religious festivities andludito draw more of the public into theircontionesor to obtain a favourable verdict in a political trial.

show abstract

Section: Carnival and Politicsmentioning

confidence: 99%

THEQVINQVATRVSOF JUNE, MARSYAS ANDLIBERTASIN THE LATE ROMAN REPUBLIC

Quiroga

2018

The Class. Q.

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

The Voices of the Consul

Krostenko

2023

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This book probes the ideology of de lege agraria I and II, Cicero’s first two speeches as consul, delivered to the senate and the people respectively. The book propounds and applies a model of applied discourse analysis to draw out the implicit ideology of the speeches. Thus analyzed, the speeches reveal distinctive visions of dignitas and libertas, cardinal values of each audience. Those visions make clear Cicero’s artful self-fashioning, negotiating the complex cross-currents of late Republican politics, and they make clear as well the depth of his rhetorical art, which draws constantly upon unnamed points of reference, the physical environment, and varied social roles to situate his claims within the psychic imaginary of his audiences. The book thus makes it possible to see that apparent screeds against an agrarian law are thoroughgoing political manifestos—appropriate for the first speeches of a consul.

show abstract

Copyright Page

Krostenko

2024

The Voices of the Consul

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Publius Clodius and the Boundaries of the Contio

Cited by 20 publications

References 0 publications

THEQVINQVATRVSOF JUNE, MARSYAS ANDLIBERTASIN THE LATE ROMAN REPUBLIC

THEQVINQVATRVSOF JUNE, MARSYAS ANDLIBERTASIN THE LATE ROMAN REPUBLIC

The Voices of the Consul

Copyright Page

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About