Libertas and Res Publica in the Roman Republic
offers some essential ideas for an understanding of Roman politics during the Republican period by analysing two key concepts:
libertas
(liberty) and
res publica
(public matter, republic). Exploring these concepts through a variety of different aspects – legal, religious, literary, political, and cultural – this book aims to explain the profound relationship between the two. Through the examination of a rich array of sources ranging from classical authors to coins, from legal texts to works of art, Balmaceda and her co-authors propose new readings that elucidate the complex meanings and inter-related functions of
and
, in a thought-provoking, deep, but very readable study of Roman political culture and identity.