Virtus RomanaCatalina Balmaceda
Virtus Romana
Catalina Balmaceda · 2017
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About the book
"Late Roman historians sought to respond to the present through the evaluation of the past. Historiography was, therefore, a prime site for defining Roman identity. One of the key concepts for historians was virtus (roughly, "manly courage"). As a political and moral concept, virtus worked as a key idea in the complex system of Roman socio-cultural values, attitudes, and norms and was constantly being redefined and reinterpreted"--
Book details
- Year
- 2017
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press
- Editions
- 3
- Pages
- 312
- ISBN
- 9781469635125
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