Tacitus' History of Politically Effective Speech by Ellen O'Gorman

Author:Ellen O'Gorman [O'Gorman, Ellen]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: History, Ancient, Rome, Historiography, Literary Collections, Ancient & Classical, Literary Criticism
ISBN: 9781350095496
Google: U-rvDwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Published: 2020-09-03T22:32:05+00:00

4.1 Emotion, speech, and moral principle

The first senate meeting of AD 70 is prominent in Tacitus’ narrative of Histories 4 as a moment where the new Flavian regime is experienced as potential for change. We have already seen how the senators create an inaugural ritual designed to mark out the delatores as unsuitable for inclusion in their body. As their enforcement of this new regime turns into a succession of attacks and counter-attacks between individuals, one man’s defence provides a moment’s respite.

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