Cicero tried to take advantage of the War of Mutina in spring 44 BC,to vilify Mark Antony who,in his view,was the mortal foe to the res publica libera.In order to achieve his aim,Cicero used his letter-exchange with t...Cicero tried to take advantage of the War of Mutina in spring 44 BC,to vilify Mark Antony who,in his view,was the mortal foe to the res publica libera.In order to achieve his aim,Cicero used his letter-exchange with the military commanders in North and West Italy as well as in Africa to exert his infl uence and assure their alliance against Antony.Cicero employed various tactics in his letters to persuade and integrate those commanders into his framework.Those tactics functioned for some time during the war but failed eventually.Due to the formidable alliance of the Caesarian party and the still scattered powers of the Republicans,Cicero’s maneuver to remove Antony only by means of political advocacy failed.展开更多
文摘Cicero tried to take advantage of the War of Mutina in spring 44 BC,to vilify Mark Antony who,in his view,was the mortal foe to the res publica libera.In order to achieve his aim,Cicero used his letter-exchange with the military commanders in North and West Italy as well as in Africa to exert his infl uence and assure their alliance against Antony.Cicero employed various tactics in his letters to persuade and integrate those commanders into his framework.Those tactics functioned for some time during the war but failed eventually.Due to the formidable alliance of the Caesarian party and the still scattered powers of the Republicans,Cicero’s maneuver to remove Antony only by means of political advocacy failed.
