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The villa called «Agrippa Postumus’» overlooking the Sorrento’s waterfront should be noted as an emblematic case-study, even if limited to its only statuary, to confirm the hypothetical historical rate. It must have undergone through the... more
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      Architecture and power, Roman imperial villas, Hadrianic architectureRoman SculptureRoman CampaniaRoman Surrentum
Epistolary politeness is paramount in the long fifth century in Italy and Gaul. An important means is the proper wielding of 'You and I': ego/nos, tu/vos. To this end, the classical paradigm, found in Cicero’s letters, is restructured to... more
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      ClassicsLatin LiteratureLate AntiquityCicero
Si on ne rencontre pas à proprement parler de théorie de la lettre chez Fronton, l’épistolier fournit de manière diffuse dans sa correspondance des informations sur ses conceptions en la matière. Ce qu’il dit de la lettre d’information... more
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      EpistolographyFronto
In Epist. ad M. Caes. 1.7, Fronto expresses his gratitude to Marcus, who had recited a part from Fronto’s speech to Emperor Antoninus Pius. Exploring the rich literary texture of Fronto’s epistolary praise, this paper simultaneously... more
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      Second SophisticImperial RomeMarcus AureliusLatin epistolography
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      History of SexualitySenecaHomosexuality and LiteratureMasochism
Fronton évoque le sublime à propos de l’éloquence impériale principalement, car à ses yeux l’instrument de pouvoir par excellence est l’éloquence ; l’empereur, incarnant le pouvoir suprême, doit être doté d’une parole qui le place... more
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      RhetoricThe SublimeFronto Longinus' theory of the Sublime