Restraint, Conflict, and the Fall of the Roman Republic
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Restraint, Conflict, and the Fall of the Roman Republic by Paul Belonick
Restraint, Conflict, and the Fall of the Roman Republic proposes a new explanation for the collapse of the Roman Republic, arguing that the collapse was due not to lost morals, but instead to disintegration of consensus around how to apply them.
Belonick's argument is fascinating and timelyHe examines how the Roman values of restraint that long served to limit the destructive aspects of competition among the leadership of the Republic gradually broke down, enabling political competition to become destructive to the state. By focusing on the nuances within the language of restraint used by elites, he demonstrates how political rivals could both claim to be acting with restraint when in reality they were doing nothing of the kind. * Fred K. Drogula, Ohio University *
Why did the Roman Republic collapse? Paul Belonick's lively and well-written book offers a fresh perspective on that old question, focusing on how aristocratic norms of deference and self-restraint functioned and malfunctioned over time. This study will engage readers interested in Roman Republican politics, the history of emotions, and the relationship of emotions and values to political action. * Matthew Roller, Johns Hopkins University *
This well-argued work makes a strong case for trusting the primary sources. * Choice *
This well-argued work makes a strong case for trusting the primary sources...Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty. * Choice *
[A] stimulating book. All in all, Belonick has called attention to an important if often overlooked aspect of the political culture of the Roman Republic. His book deserves serious consideration by anyone who works on the period. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
This book makes the case that scholars should pay more attention to ancient claims that the political dissolution of the Roman Republic resulted from a breakdown of morality...Belonick has called attention to an important if often overlooked aspect of the political culture of the Roman Republic. His book deserves serious consideration by anyone who works on the period. * Andrew Gallia, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
The book opens a way for us moderns to understand what earlier thinkers meant by republican virtue, and to put that concept to positive use... The argument is well thought out and persuasive. * Journal of Roman Studies *
This thought-provoking book follows a rather original and stimulating approach to the study of the Roman Republic and offers a new look at the institutional change that occurred at the end of the Republican period: a topic that still fascinates scholars and on which much has been written since the early modern period... [The] book is based on a solid approach and offers new insights on the role played by social norms in the transformation of the Roman Republic. * The Classical Review *
well-written book. * Hannah Cornwell, The Journal for Ancient Greek and Roman Political Thought 41 *
Why did the Roman Republic collapse? Paul Belonick's lively and well-written book offers a fresh perspective on that old question, focusing on how aristocratic norms of deference and self-restraint functioned and malfunctioned over time. This study will engage readers interested in Roman Republican politics, the history of emotions, and the relationship of emotions and values to political action. * Matthew Roller, Johns Hopkins University *
This well-argued work makes a strong case for trusting the primary sources. * Choice *
This well-argued work makes a strong case for trusting the primary sources...Recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty. * Choice *
[A] stimulating book. All in all, Belonick has called attention to an important if often overlooked aspect of the political culture of the Roman Republic. His book deserves serious consideration by anyone who works on the period. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
This book makes the case that scholars should pay more attention to ancient claims that the political dissolution of the Roman Republic resulted from a breakdown of morality...Belonick has called attention to an important if often overlooked aspect of the political culture of the Roman Republic. His book deserves serious consideration by anyone who works on the period. * Andrew Gallia, Bryn Mawr Classical Review *
The book opens a way for us moderns to understand what earlier thinkers meant by republican virtue, and to put that concept to positive use... The argument is well thought out and persuasive. * Journal of Roman Studies *
This thought-provoking book follows a rather original and stimulating approach to the study of the Roman Republic and offers a new look at the institutional change that occurred at the end of the Republican period: a topic that still fascinates scholars and on which much has been written since the early modern period... [The] book is based on a solid approach and offers new insights on the role played by social norms in the transformation of the Roman Republic. * The Classical Review *
well-written book. * Hannah Cornwell, The Journal for Ancient Greek and Roman Political Thought 41 *
Paul Belonick is Assistant Professor of Practice at the University of California Hastings Law School.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780197662663 |
| ISBN 10 | 0197662668 |
| Title | Restraint, Conflict, and the Fall of the Roman Republic |
| Author | Paul Belonick |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press Inc |
| Year published | 2023-02-08 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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