Parallel Lives

Romans and the American Founders
1. Auflage 2022
ISBN: 978-1-032-03076-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 208 Seiten, Format (B × H): 161 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 485 g

This book compares selected Romans of the late Republic with American Founders in the style of Plutarch, encouraging readers to rethink how we view heroes and villains and their conceptions of republicanism.

Through entertaining yet informative short comparisons, this volume demonstrates the humanity of heroes and villains from different times and places through their often idiosyncratic similarities and differences. Readers gain not only a fuller understanding of the late Roman and early American Republics and their leaders but also an appreciation for comparative biography in its ability to make connections across the human experience. The book provides a way to connect two different areas of study, focusing on how republicanism shaped both Romans and American Founders and providing a previously unexplored contribution to a growing trend of broadening historical exposure. In doing so, Baughman and Poston demonstrate the continued need for connecting different fields of history while also helping students understand their connection to the ancient past.

This book is suitable for students and scholars interested in the late Roman and the early American Republics and also appeals to readers of varied interests across historical times and places, particularly those studying the connections between the classical past and modern world.

Zielgruppe

General, Undergraduate Advanced, and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Baughman, Karl

Poston, Brook

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Römische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Amerikanische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Theorie, Politische Philosophie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1. Parallel Kings: Julius Caesar and George Washington, 2. Parallel Philosophies: Cato the Younger and Benjamin Franklin, 3. Parallel Lawyers: Cicero and John Adams, 4. Parallel Conspirators: Catiline and Alexander Hamilton, 5. Parallel Traitors: Mark Antony and Aaron Burr, 6. Parallel Constitutions: Sulla and James Madison, 7. Parallel Revolutionaries: Augustus and Thomas Jefferson, Conclusion, Further Reading, Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Karl Baughman is Assistant Professor of History at Prairie View A&M University, Texas, United States. He is the author of several articles and book chapters on the Roman Empire, early Christianity, and the teaching of Classics.

Brook Poston is Associate Professor of History at Stephen F. Austin State University, Texas, United States. He is the author of James Monroe: Republican Champion, as well as several other articles and book chapters on the early American republic.