Caesar’s Public Image According to Corpus Caesarianum Cover Image

Cezarov javni lik prema spisima iz njegova korpusa
Caesar’s Public Image According to Corpus Caesarianum

Author(s): Vjeran Brezak
Subject(s): History, Political history, Ancient World
Published by: Udruženje za proučavanje i promoviranje ilirskog naslijeđa i drevnih i klasičnih civilizacija “BATHINVS”
Keywords: Caius Iulius Caesar; Commentaries on Gallic war; Commentaries on Civil war; virtus; optimates; populares; public image; propaganda;

Summary/Abstract: Ceasar’s propaganda consisted of two parts. First part included his staff officers and magistrates who were, on his behalf, in conflict with the optimates opposition in Rome.Caesar’s Commentaries on Gallic and Civil wars, where he personally exposed his actions during eleven years of active campaigning, were the second part of propaganda. Through his Commentaries, Caesar managed to establish certain narrative strategies towards hisa rmy, Roman people and his political enemies (i.e. thus creating his public image). The objective of this paper is to present narrative strategies (which contained certain patterns) by which Caesar tried to impose personal virtues on different categories, so he could earn proclamation as a man of virtus.

  • Issue Year: 5/2021
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 117-148
  • Page Count: 32
  • Language: Croatian