DOI: 10.33612/diss.135980205
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Flavius Josephus' Self-Characterization in First-Century Rome: A Literary Analysis of the Autobiographical Passages in the Bellum Judaicum

Abstract: People tend to dislike those who talk too much about themselves, especially in praise of their own virtues. Contemporary examples of those attracting such opprobrium are Donald Trump 1 or the Dutch politician Thierry Baudet. 2 In spite of conventions about self-praise, Thierry Baudet has gained himself a prominent place in the Dutch parliament. Donald Trump has become President of the United States. Even if their claims have caused strong responses in various media, 3 for Baudet and Trump the media attention… Show more

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“…The Greek philosopher Socrates (c. 470-399 BC) sought to understand the world by teasing out the assumptions and principles that, often unwittingly, lay beneath the reasoning of his interlocutors, thus exposing self-interest, deception, and false reasoning for the smokescreens they were . In 63 BC, the orator and philosopher Cicero was famed for his ability to detect weaknesses in contemporary Roman government, most famously in his blistering, unrestrained attack on the aristocrat Catiline (Eelco 2020).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The Greek philosopher Socrates (c. 470-399 BC) sought to understand the world by teasing out the assumptions and principles that, often unwittingly, lay beneath the reasoning of his interlocutors, thus exposing self-interest, deception, and false reasoning for the smokescreens they were . In 63 BC, the orator and philosopher Cicero was famed for his ability to detect weaknesses in contemporary Roman government, most famously in his blistering, unrestrained attack on the aristocrat Catiline (Eelco 2020).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%