The Rhetorical Use of Maxims in Caesar

Caesar's Commentarii de bello civili show a significantly higher occurrence of γνῶμαι than his books on the Gallic war. I argue that this difference in style is due to the different goals of the two works: in De bello civili Caesar has to convince the reader that he was loyal to Roman values wh...

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Main Author: Guasti, Duccio ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Österreichischen Akademie d. Wissenschaften 2023
In: Wiener Studien
Year: 2023, Volume: 136, Pages: 123-146
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