Ciceroâs dialogue Brutus offers a history of Roman eloquence from its origins and Greek roots up to the time of the work's composition (46 BC) in the late Republic. It forms part of Ciceroâs response to the political and intellectual changes brought about by Caesarâs dictatorship and has therefore attracted considerable scholarly attention from a number of fields. However, scholarly discourse has frequently remained isolated. This volume addresses the need to look at Ciceroâs treatise from an interdisciplinary angle and assembles contributions from scholars of historiography, prosopography, rhetoric, philosophy and politics. It thus puts forward a coherent and genuine interpretation of Ciceroâs Brutus that showcases the significance of this text for our understanding of the final years of the Roman Republic.
Sophie Aubert-Baillot, Ph.D., is Assistant Professor in Classics at the University of Grenoble. Her research focuses on Hellenistic and Roman Philosophy, ancient Rhetoric and Cicero. Soon she will publish her dissertation on Stoic Rhetoric in Greece and Rome (Brill).
This volume offers an interdisciplinary reading of Cicero's Brutus (46 BCE), a dialogue dealing with the history of Roman eloquence. The book assembles contributions from scholars of historiography, prosopography, rhetoric, philosophy and politics.
This book is intended for a public of undegraduate students, graduate students and scholars interested in the history of rhetoric and oratory, ancient historiography, the transmisison of Greek culture in Rome and politics in the late Roman Republic.