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Cicero and the Opinion of the People: The Nature, Role and Power of Public Opinion in the Late Roman Republic
2007
Abstract This article deals with the concept of public opinion in the life and works of the Roman orator, philosopher and politician Marcus Tullius Cicero (106–43 BC). It is conceptualized as a contribution to the historiography of public opinion theory. The basis for the analysis of Cicero’s body of thought is his complete oeuvre: almost 800 letters, about 60 speeches and more than 20 treatises. After an introduction to the concepts of public opinion, the article is subdivided into four sections. First, Cicero’s terms and definitions of public opinion are excerpted from his speeches and philosophical treatises. Second, the text depicts which role and qualities Cicero attributed to public o…
SPEECH AND SILENCE IN CICERO'S FINAL DAYS
2014
Composed in spring of 46 BC, Cicero's Brutus emphasizes oratorical silence, in stark contrast with the prominence of the speech act found in the Pro Marcello and first Philippic. Yet in the face of those difficult times and amidst the silence that such times engender, Cicero ironically finds his voice. This paper will demonstrate Cicero's acute awareness, in his final days, of the need to employ his rediscovered voice in light of eloquence's changed role in Rome's new political climate.
Neurophysiological studies of pain pathways in peripheral and central nervous system disorders.
2003
Standard clinical neurophysiological assessment of somatosensory pathways by sensory evoked potentials (SEPs) is limited to the tactile and proprioceptive systems consisting of large fibers in the peripheral nerve, the dorsal columns of the spinal cord and the medial lemniscus in the brainstem. This limitation means that about half of the lesions in the somatosensory system will not be detectable. In recent years, many clinical studies have confirmed that laser evoked potentials (LEPs) allow the assessment of the other half of the somatosensory system. Rapid heating of the skin by infrared laser pulses specifically activates the nociceptive and thermoreceptive pathways consisting of small f…
Rapport annuel 2006-2007 de l'Observatoire national de la démographie des professions de santé.
2008
Ce troisième rapport de l'Observatoire national de la démographie des professions de santé comporte une synthèse générale assortie de préconisations et de quatre tomes thématiques : la médecine générale (tome 1), les internes en médecine (tome 2), la profession de chirurgien dentiste et les métiers de la périnatalité (tome 3), les métiers de la cancérologie (tome 4).
Vox Naturae: The Myth of Animal Nature in the Latin Roman Republic
2016
The paper examines the representation of animals as embodiment of nature in the culture of the late Roman republic. By discussing a selection of passages from Sallust, Cicero and Lucretius in conjunction with other Greek and Latin sources, the paper shows that the typically Western myth of 'animal nature' - the cultural belief that animal mirror a perennial state of nature, as opposed to human society - played a very important role in the ethical debate of the first century BC and took in this period a form which was bound to influence the centuries to come.
Sulla potuit, ego non potero? (Cic. Att. 9, 10, 2). Il mito di Silla tra Pompeo e Cesare
2020
Silla diventa ben presto un vero e proprio exemplum, prezioso, anche per la sua flessibilità, per costruire una cornice di interpretazione della realtà. E d’altra parte le vicende di Silla sembrano costituire non a caso anche un ottimo dossier su cui imbastire exercitationes di scuola. Con il mito di Silla si confrontano ancora Pompeo e Cesare, soprattutto nella riflessione di Cicerone che alla prevedibile ‘sillanità’ del Grande non manca di associare anche i tratti sillani di Cesare. Silla soon becomes a real exemplum, precious, also for its flexibility, to build a framework for the interpretation of reality. And on the other hand, the events of Silla seem not by chance also to constitute …
La spada di Tuberone. Una citazione della pro Ligario nell’Institutio oratoria di Quintiliano
2018
Cicero's Pro Ligario is frequently mentioned in Quintilian’s Institutio Oratoria. The author is very aware of the importance of the text for the social and historical context in which it was pronounced and for the ambiguous presence of Caesar. Among these quotations stands out in the treaty the evocation of the sword of Tubero (Cic. Lig. 9) in five different contexts that confirm the Quintilian’s remarkable interest for this text.