Rumors, public opinion and political assassinations: the case of Julius Caesar
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rumors, public opinion, political assassinations, CaesarAbstract
This article aims to approach the relationship between rumors, public opinion and political assassinations in the ancient world, taking as an example the case of Julius Caesar. Aiming that, firstly we discuss the affinity between rumors and public opinion in the Roman world, and then we present how the social memory of the monarchy was employed by Caesar's political opponents in order to promote rumors about the Dictator's position as if he was a monarch, that is, someone liable to be murdered for the sake of Res Publica. In the end, we deliberate on how public opinion has dealt with these rumors.
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