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Weeping for the res publica : Tears in Roman political culture

Att gråta för RES PUBLICA : Tårar i romersk politisk kultur.

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Author

  • Johan Vekselius

Summary, in English

The thesis explores the meaning and function of tears in Roman political culture during the Republic and the Early Empire in various historical settings: mourning, the law court, and in different political contexts where power, authority, and subjection were expressed or exercised. This is carried through by reading representations of weeping in Greek and Latin literary works in different genres, written by different authors. The study demonstrates that while tears and weeping were a common occurrence in Roman politics, the appropriateness and meaning of tears varied by literary context and variables in the historical context (like status, gender, and communicative context). The study also discusses the question of change over and time and argues that the advent of the Emperor impacted weeping and that both an increased appreciation of tears as well as self-control were available as responses for the elite.

Publishing year

2018-04-06

Language

English

Document type

Dissertation

Topic

  • Classical Archaeology and Ancient History

Keywords

  • Antikens och forntidens historia
  • Antikens Rom
  • Romersk historia
  • Romerska riket
  • Kejsare
  • Tårar
  • Sorg
  • Gråt
  • känslohistoria
  • känslostudier
  • känslodisciplinering
  • Känslor
  • Latinsk litteratur
  • Grekisk litteratur
  • Antiken
  • Dygder och Laster
  • Dygder
  • Retorik
  • Historieskrivning
  • Talekonst
  • CIcero
  • Seneca
  • Tacitus
  • Livius
  • Antikens Grekland
  • Klassisk grekiska
  • Den romerska republiken
  • Kejsartid
  • Latinsk historieskrivning
  • Grekisk historieskrivning
  • Antikens historia
  • Antikens kultur och samhällsiv
  • Begravningar
  • Rome
  • Ancient Rome
  • Late Republican Rome
  • late Republic
  • Historiography
  • history of emotions
  • Tears
  • Weeping
  • Mourning
  • Virtues
  • Virtus
  • Pity
  • Clementia
  • Pietas
  • Oratory
  • Rhetoric
  • Cicero
  • Tacitus
  • Livy
  • The Roman Empire
  • The Roman Emperor
  • Latin historiography
  • Greek historiography
  • Grief
  • Ancient History
  • Classics
  • Ancient Greece
  • Funerals

Status

Published

Supervisor

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISBN: 978-91-88473-78-3
  • ISBN: 978-91-88473-77-6

Defence date

4 May 2018

Defence time

10:15

Defence place

C121, LUX, Helgonavägen 3, Lund

Opponent

  • Anthony Corbeill (professor)