International Relations Council of Turkey (UİK-IRCT)
Abstract:
Ancient Roman history creates a wide interdisciplinary field of study for academics, from
politics and archaeology to sociology and art. Interpreting today’s world by making inferences
from Roman history is the most important factor that encourages the academy to work in
this wide field. In The Roman Republic of Letters: Scholarship, Philosophy and Politics in
the Age of Cicero and Caesar, Katherine Volk examines the Late Roman Republic (63-43
BCE), unlocking details for readers and researchers that were previously overlooked. At the
same time, Volk has brought together the subjects of philosophy, religion, politics, rhetoric
and grammar in a way that contributes to intellectual history. We can confidently say that this
book fills a gap in helping us understand the intellectual and philosophical debates behind the
political upheavals of the late Republic and in comparing Roman politics and politics today.
Topic:
History, Book Review, Philosophy, and Roman Empire