Campaign Rhetoric
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23404281 |
|---|---|
| Authors | W Jeffrey Tatum (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Pages | 133-150 |
| Publication date | 2013-01-03 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Community and Communication (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199641895.003.0009 |
| OpenAlex | W4248736472 |
| ISBN | 9780199641895 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
Roman elections, and the canvassing that preceded them, were the traditional environment for an annual collision between the paired and dynamic principles of the republic, the people’s majesty and the aristocracy’s authority. Though volatile, this political physics directed itself toward consensus and stability, even if at a very real cost to a dispensable few, inasmuch as the indisputable proof of the meritocratic element in Rome’s aristocracy was the failure of individual candidates. Repulsae, and the losers who suffered them, made it plain that the people had a choice that was real enough. Nonetheless, formal oratory played a surprisingly small part in election campaigning. This chapter explores the reasons for this absence and the methods which some politicians used to circumvent it.
Aristocracy (class) · Element (criminal law) · Law and economics · Majesty · Meritocracy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rhetoric · Sociology · Theology · Voting · Classical Antiquity Studies · Law · Philosophy
| Citations per year | 0.4 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2021 - 2023 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |