Libertas

Roman liberty and the danger of reading it as modern democracy.

Topic Hub

Libertas was one of the most powerful words of the late Republic. This hub connects Cato, Caesar, republican memory and the Journal material on ancient versus modern liberty.

Overview

Libertas was one of the most powerful words of the late Republic. This hub connects Cato, Caesar, republican memory and the Journal material on ancient versus modern liberty.

Atlas Entries

Libertas

Freedom from domination and kingship.

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Marcus Porcius Cato

The defender of republican liberty.

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Ides of March

The assassination carried out in the name of liberty.

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In the Library

The Final Virtue

Cato, virtue and liberty.

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Why Three Lives?

Three responses to one crisis.

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Source Library

Cicero

Republican language and elite fears.

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Plutarch

Cato’s moral memory.

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Livy

The memory of kingship.

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Journal

Roman Liberty Was Not Modern Liberty

A short warning.

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The Roman Republic Was Not a Democracy

A longer explanation.

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The Tragedy of Cato

Liberty and severity.

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