Mass Oratory and Political Power in the Late Roman Republic (Hardcover)

List of figures and maps; Acknowledgements; Note on translations; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Setting the stage; 3. Civic knowledge; 4. The voice of the people; 5. Debate; 6. Contional ideology: the invisible 'optimate'; 7. Contional ideology: the political drama; 8. Conclusion; References; Index.