{"product_id":"the-roman-elite-and-the-end-of-the-republic-the-boni-the-nobles-and-cicero-paperback-softback-9781009180672","title":"The Roman Elite and the End of the Republic; The Boni, the Nobles and Cicero (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009180672","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Roman Elite and the End of the Republic\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Boni, the Nobles and Cicero\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003ePresents a new understanding of the social and political world of the late republic and the reasons for its fall.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHenrik Mouritsen (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009180672, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 May 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e332 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.8 cm, 0.482 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'… a vital contribution to Late Republican scholarship.' Trevor Luke, Bryn Mawr Classical Review\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThe boni, the wealthy, but largely non-political, section of the Roman elite, have hitherto escaped scholarly attention. This book draws a detailed and rounded picture of the boni, their identity, values and interests, also tracing their – often tense - relationship to the political class, whose inner circle of noble families eventually lost their trust and support. Concerns about property played a central part in this process, and the book explores key Roman concepts associated with property, including frugality, luxury, patrimony, debt and the all-important otium that ensured the peaceful enjoyment of private possessions. Through close readings of Cicero and other republican writers, a new narrative of the 'fall of the republic' emerges. The shifting allegiances of the wider elite of boni viri played an important part in the events that brought an end to the republic and ushered in a new political system better attuned to their material interests.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Boni in the Late Republic: 1. Lost in translation: modern interpretations of the Boni\u003cbr\u003e 2. Boni et Locupletes\u003cbr\u003e 3. Who were the Boni?\u003cbr\u003e 4. Boni and Equites in the late republic\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Boni in Roman politics and public life\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Property and Politics: 6. Wealth and morality revisited\u003cbr\u003e 7. Boni: the 'Gentlemen' of republican Rome\u003cbr\u003e 8. Boni and Improbi: the moral construction of Roman politics\u003cbr\u003e 9. Otium and Tranquillitas: the politics of the Boni\u003cbr\u003e 10. Vita et Bona: property and security\u003cbr\u003e 11. The road to perdition: Egestas and Aes Alienum\u003cbr\u003e 12. 'Egentes Sumptuosi Nobiles': politics and debt\u003cbr\u003e Part III. The Boni and the End of the Republic: 13. Boni and Nobiles\u003cbr\u003e 14. The power of the Nobiles\u003cbr\u003e 15. 'Boni Non Sequentur': The Boni and the end of the republic\u003cbr\u003e 16. Cicero and the formation of an alternative\u003cbr\u003e 17. Epilogue: the Boni and Augustus\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Western philosophy: Ancient, to c 500\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Western%20philosophy:%20Ancient,%20to%20c%20500%20%5BHPCA%5D%22\"\u003eHPCA\u003c\/a\u003e], Social \u0026amp; cultural history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Social \u0026amp; cultural history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Social%20\u0026amp;%20cultural%20history%20%5BHBTB%5D%22\"\u003eHBTB\u003c\/a\u003e], Classical history \/ classical civilisation [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Classical history \/ classical civilisation\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Classical%20history%20\/%20classical%20civilisation%20%5BHBLA1%5D%22\"\u003eHBLA1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52470070051096,"sku":"9781009180672","price":23.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009180672i.jpg?v=1785631231","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-roman-elite-and-the-end-of-the-republic-the-boni-the-nobles-and-cicero-paperback-softback-9781009180672","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}