The Tabula lugdunensis : a critical edition with translation and commentary /
Unearthed in 1528 at Lyon, the Tabula Lugdunensis preserves the longest speech of a Roman emperor to survive in epigraphic form. In AD 48 Claudius addressed the senate to press a petition by elites of northwestern Gaul to hold senatorial rank and office. In support he demonstrated Rome's histor...
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| Language: | English |
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Cambridge ; New York :
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| Summary: | Unearthed in 1528 at Lyon, the Tabula Lugdunensis preserves the longest speech of a Roman emperor to survive in epigraphic form. In AD 48 Claudius addressed the senate to press a petition by elites of northwestern Gaul to hold senatorial rank and office. In support he demonstrated Rome's history of constitutional innovation, particularly in integrating outsiders, and asserted a commitment to recruiting worthy provincial senators such as he claims the Gauls to be. The speech offers important evidence for the history and rhetoric of Roman political integration, unparalleled Etruscan testimony about Regal Rome, and insight into the Latin language and oratory of the early Principate. Uniquely, the Tabula can be set beside Tacitus' version of Claudius' speech in Annals 11 to provide a case study of ancient historiographical practice. This edition contains a newly edited text of the Tabula, an English translation and a comprehensive introduction and commentary. |
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| Physical Description: | xvii, 205 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references ((pages [178]-195) and index. |
| ISBN: | 1108484190 9781108484190 |