Optimates, populares
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23720358 |
|---|---|
| Authors | M A Robb (King's College London, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2018 |
| Pages | 1-4 |
| Publication date | 2018-12-31 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah20095.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4236549251 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
Cicero's Pro Sestio 96 defines optimates and populares as two antithetical political types. The definition has traditionally been taken, with little attention to its specific context in the speech, to indicate that a distinction using these labels was generally made in late republican Rome. Although most modern models of late republican politics make heavy use of the terms, there is considerable divergence over their precise significance.
Archaeology · Art · Cicero · Context (archaeology) · Divergence (linguistics) · Linguistics · Literature · Political science · Politics · Classical Antiquity Studies · Historical and Literary Analyses · Historical and Literary Studies · History · Law · Philosophy
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |