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  • Chapter 5 - Cicero the Philosopher at Work

  • from Part I - Techniques and Tactics of Ciceronian Philosophy
  • Edited by Nathan Gilbert, University of Durham, Margaret Graver, Dartmouth College, New Hampshire, Sean McConnell, University of Otago, New Zealand
  • Book:
    Power and Persuasion in Cicero's Philosophy
    Published online:
    15 January 2023
    Print publication:
    05 January 2023, pp 97-116

  • Summary

    In the chapter I argue that we should set aside the Quellenforschung arguments of Lefèvre and Brunt and Atkins and others and look at what Cicero is up to in book 3, where he aims to fill in a gap left by Panaetius and not followed up by Posidonius. My analysis focuses in particular on Cicero’s redeployment of the Ring of Gyges thought experiment to undercut the Epicurean reliance on Kuria Doxa (KD) 5 to bolster their ‘moral’ hedonism; and the critical role, or so I argue, of the correspondence with Cassius (which cites KD 5 in Fam 15.19) in the development of Cicero’s argument (with additional reference to Fin. 1-2, where KD 5 also takes a critical role). In addition to making the case for the importance of the correspondence as ‘work in progress’, I argue that Cicero’s engagement with Posidonius, Panaetius et al. represents a mature, confident Cicero philosophus, ready to make a targeted contribution to Stoic ethics, with none of the dissimulatio doctrinae of the works of the 50s.

  • 3 - Competition and Conflict after Caesar (44–36 BC)

  • Clare Rowan, University of Warwick
  • Book:
    From Caesar to Augustus (c. 49 BC–AD 14)
    Published online:
    03 October 2018
    Print publication:
    25 October 2018, pp 57-88

  • Summary

    Explores how coinage was used to communicate competing ideologies after Caesar's assassination in 44 BC. Both Roman and provincial coins demonstrate a dialogue of power.The competition between Mark Antony and Octavian to be Caesar's heir is discussed, as are the coins of the assassins, Brutus and Cassius. The increasing use of divine imagery and divine ideology is explored: Julius Caesar is deified, and Pompey the Great becomes aligned with Neptune. Coinage can also reveal the competition that continued between key political players even during their alliances, and the increased visibility of woman (with a focus on Octavia and Fulvia).

  • 2 - Competition, Legitimacy and Civil War (49–44 BC)

  • Clare Rowan, University of Warwick
  • Book:
    From Caesar to Augustus (c. 49 BC–AD 14)
    Published online:
    03 October 2018
    Print publication:
    25 October 2018, pp 23-56

  • Summary

    A discussion of the coinage struck by Julius Caesar after he crossed the Rubicon and before his assassination. The Gallic Wars, Venus and the accumulation of Caesar's titles form the focus of this discussion. The issues of Caesar's opponents (Scipio Metellus in Africa, and the sons of Pompey in Spain) are also explored in detail. An exploration of the reception of Caesar's ideology in the provinces is also provided, demonstrating the visual and ideological dialogue that took place on coins in this period.