Introduction
Introduction
De clementia is the only Latin text with Plinius’ Panegyric reserved to the imperial ideology and, more generally, one of the very rare systematic discussions of Roman political thought, with Cicero’s De re publica, De legibus, and De officiis. Yet, this work was unfairly underestimated in the 20th century, in spite of its fascinating historical, philosophical and linguistic implications, in addition to the political-ideological ones.
De clementiais the only Latin text with Plinius’
Panegyricreserved to the imperial ideology and, more generally, one of the very rare systematic discussions of Roman political thought, with…
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Citation: Malaspina, Ermanno. "De Clementia". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 11 October 2014 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/sworks.php?rec=true&UID=32162, accessed 22 November 2024.]
