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Gestures and Acclamations in Ancient Rome (Ancient Society and History)
Gestures and Acclamations in Ancient Rome - Ancient Society and History
Author: Gregory S. Aldrete
Life in Rome was relentlessly public, and oratory was at its heart. Orations were dramatic spectacles in which the speaker deployed an arsenal of rhetorical tricks and strategies aimed at arousing the emotions of the audience, and spectators responded vigorously and vocally with massed chants of praise or condemnation. Unfortunately, many aspect...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780801877315
ISBN-10: 0801877318
Publication Date: 10/1/2003
Pages: 256
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Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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