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Examines the impact of Greek learning, literature, and religion on central aspects of Roman life in the middle Republic. This book discusses the introduction of and resistance to new cults, the relationship between Roman political figures and literary artists schooled in Greek, and the reaction to Hellenic philosophy and rhetoric by Roman elite.

Table of Contents
Introduction
I. The Advent of the Magna Mater
II. The Bacchanalian Affair
III. Poetry and Politics: The Beginnings of Latin Literature
IV. Plautus and the Public Stage
V. Philosophy, Rhetoric, and Roman Anxieties
Bibliography
Index

Studies in Greek Culture and Roman Policy

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      Publisher: University of California Press
      Publication Date: 2/1/1996 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780520204836, 978-0520204836
      ISBN10: 0520204832
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examines the impact of Greek learning, literature, and religion on central aspects of Roman life in the middle Republic. This book discusses the introduction of and resistance to new cults, the relationship between Roman political figures and literary artists schooled in Greek, and the reaction to Hellenic philosophy and rhetoric by Roman elite.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction
      I. The Advent of the Magna Mater
      II. The Bacchanalian Affair
      III. Poetry and Politics: The Beginnings of Latin Literature
      IV. Plautus and the Public Stage
      V. Philosophy, Rhetoric, and Roman Anxieties
      Bibliography
      Index

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