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What Cicero can teach us about Roman masculinity

Original: How to be a (Roman) man Cicero’s ideal of manly virtue stressed the performance of self-control and bravery, not boastfu

An essay by historian Catharine Edwards argues that Cicero's ideal of Roman manly virtue centred on the performance of self-control and bravery, rather than boastful egotism and domination. Readers of classical history and philosophy are sharing the piece, which draws on Cicero's writings to show how Roman ideas of masculinity were tied to public conduct and political virtue.

Why now: Renewed interest in debates about masculinity makes historical perspectives on manly virtue timely

CiceroCatharine Edwardsancient Rome

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• How to be a (Roman) man Cicero’s ideal of manly virtue stressed the performance of self-control and bravery, not boastful egotism and domination by Catharine Edwards https:// aeon.co/essays/the-politics-of… · gutenberg_org · 19

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