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100 1 a| Philips, James Patrick,e| author.?| UNAUTHORIZED;

245 14 a| The resonance and articulation of the Roman moral imagination in the historical thought of Sallust and Plutarch /c| by James Patrick Philips.;

264 1 a| [Greenville, N.C.] :b| [East Carolina University],c| 2024.;

300 a| 1 online resource (126 pages);

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502 b| M.A.c| East Carolina Universityd| 2024.;

500 a| Presented to the Faculty of the Department of History;

500 a| Advisor: Jonathan A. Reid;

500 a| Title from PDF t.p. (viewed March 25, 2026).;

520 3 a| Within the Roman historical imagination from Polybius forward a "lapsarian motif" emerges that embodies the fundamental concerns of the Roman moral tradition. Even as it is transposed to different keys and arranged differently in successive authors, the melody remains discernible. For these historians, including Polybius, Sallust, and Livy, the original Roman virtus had become corrupted through a succession of foreign wars, leading to a society morally enervated by a multitude of vices. In contrast to the interpretation of modern historians who attribute the crises of the late Roman Republic to economic and social factors, the ancient historians consistently attribute the problems to a crisis of morality. Drawing on the idea of the longue duree from the Annales school of history, this thesis examines the moral thought of the Roman historical tradition often dismissed by modern historiography. In the process, it argues for a continuity of moral concern in Roman historical thought from Cato the Censor onward, seeking to understand the evolution of the moral tradition expounded by historians of the late Republic, such as Sallust, and assess its continuity with the ethical and historical reflection of the Principate and High Empire periods through the writings of Plutarch.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references.;

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The resonance and articulation of the Roman moral imagination in the historical thought of Sallust and Plutarch / by James Patrick Philips.

Author/creator	Philips, James Patrick author.
Other author	Reid, Jonathan A., degree supervisor.
Other author	East Carolina University. Department of History.
Format	Theses and dissertations
Publication	[Greenville, N.C.] : [East Carolina University], 2024.
Description	1 online resource (126 pages)
Supplemental Content	Access via ScholarShip
Subjects	Sallust, 86 B.C.-34 B.C. Plutarch. Polybius. Livy. Ethics--Rome. --History. Historians--Rome.

Summary	Within the Roman historical imagination from Polybius forward a "lapsarian motif" emerges that embodies the fundamental concerns of the Roman moral tradition. Even as it is transposed to different keys and arranged differently in successive authors, the melody remains discernible. For these historians, including Polybius, Sallust, and Livy, the original Roman virtus had become corrupted through a succession of foreign wars, leading to a society morally enervated by a multitude of vices. In contrast to the interpretation of modern historians who attribute the crises of the late Roman Republic to economic and social factors, the ancient historians consistently attribute the problems to a crisis of morality. Drawing on the idea of the longue duree from the Annales school of history, this thesis examines the moral thought of the Roman historical tradition often dismissed by modern historiography. In the process, it argues for a continuity of moral concern in Roman historical thought from Cato the Censor onward, seeking to understand the evolution of the moral tradition expounded by historians of the late Republic, such as Sallust, and assess its continuity with the ethical and historical reflection of the Principate and High Empire periods through the writings of Plutarch.
General note	Presented to the Faculty of the Department of History
General note	Advisor: Jonathan A. Reid
General note	Title from PDF t.p. (viewed March 25, 2026).
Dissertation note	M.A. East Carolina University 2024.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references.
Technical details	System requirements: Adobe Reader.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web.

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