Antiquity Studies

Series | Antiquity Studies
Edited book | Paulo maiora canamus
Chapter | Res publica ciceroniana e ‘anarchia militare’

Res publica ciceroniana e ‘anarchia militare’

In margine a due Vitae della Historia Augusta

Abstract

This paper sets out to elaborate on the persistence of the republican ideal in imperial Rome through the lens of historiography. The investigation – which is meant to be part of a wider workplan – is divided in two parts. Firstly, it focuses on what is believed to be a key-factor of such persistence: Cicero’s elaboration of the ideal government of the Roman state in his De re publica. Secondly, it highlights significant testimonies focusing on two momentous events of the third century, notably from the Historia Augusta, which suggest the persistence of Cicero’s assessment: the rise of Pupienus and Balbinus and the death of Maximinus (238), and the rise of Tacitus (275).


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Submitted: July 22, 2021 | Accepted: Sept. 12, 2021 | Published Dec. 14, 2021 | Language: it

Keywords Roman Empire • Maximinus • Cicero • Classical literature • Pupienus • Historia Augusta • Roman Republic • Princeps • Latin historiography • Principate • Tacitus (Emperor) • Balbinus • Roman Senate • Republicanism

Copyright © 2021 Antonio Pistellato. This is an open-access work distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction is permitted, provided that the original author(s) and the copyright owner(s) are credited and that the original publication is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. The license allows for commercial use. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

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