This book is an examination of the impact of Greek learning, literature, and religion on central aspects of Roman life in the middle Republic. Acclaimed historian Erich S. Gruen 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 the Roman elite. This book contributes new and important information on the place of Greek culture in Roman public life.
Studies in Greek Culture and Roman Policy
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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