Virtus Romana: Politics And Morality In The Rom... -

Definitions of political and moral terms are not fixed; they are reinterpreted by historians to fit or challenge contemporary political realities.

Balmaceda highlights a dichotomy between virilis-virtus (manly courage in war) and humana-virtus (moral virtues like justice and clemency). Book Details Virtus Romana: Politics and Morality in the Rom...

Reclaims virtus for the new imperial system, manifesting it in the person of the Emperor (Tiberius) himself rather than just the collective Roman people. Definitions of political and moral terms are not