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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Tempest, Kathryn
Titre(s) : Brutus [Texte imprimé] : the noble conspirator / Kathryn Tempest
Publication : New Haven (Conn.) : Yale University Press, 2017
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XIII-314 pages) 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 296-306) and index
A compelling new portrait of Marcus Brutus delves behind the ancient evidence to set
aside the myths that surround the ancient world's most famous assassin Conspirator
and assassin, philosopher and statesman, promoter of peace and commander in war, Marcus
Brutus (ca. 85-42 BC) was a controversial and enigmatic man even to those who knew
him. His leading role in the murder of Julius Caesar on the Ides of March, 44 BC,
immortalized his name forever, but the verdict on his act remains out to this day.
Was Brutus wrong to kill his friend and benefactor, or was he right to place his duty
to country ahead of personal obligations? In this comprehensive and stimulating biography
Kathryn Tempest delves into contemporary sources to bring to light the personal and
political struggles Brutus faced. As the details are revealed-from his own correspondence
with Cicero, from the perceptions of his peers, and from the Roman aristocratic values
and concepts that held sway in his time-Brutus emerges from legend, revealed to us
more surely than ever before
Sujet(s) : Brutus, Marcus Junius (0085-0042 av. J.-C.)
Assassinat de Jules César (44 av. J.-C.)
Rome -- 264-30 av. J.-C.
Rome -- 264-30 av. J.-C.
Genre ou forme : Biographie
Indice(s) Dewey :
937.050 92 (23e éd.) = Histoire antique - Péninsule italienne - 0146-0031 av. J.-C. - Biographie
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780300180091. - ISBN 0300180098 (rel.)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb45435700m
Notice n° :
FRBNF45435700
(notice reprise d'un réservoir extérieur)
Table des matières : Introduction: Brutus and the biographical tradition ; Becoming Brutus ; Independent
operator ; The politics of war ; Thinking about tyrannicide ; After the assassination
; Reviving republicanism ; Brutus' last fight ; Death and legend ; Conclusion:
the many faces of Brutus.