Historians served as "promoters of change," using the concept of virtus to help Romans redefine their identity as they moved from citizen-soldiers of a Republic to subjects of an Emperor.
Balmaceda highlights a dichotomy between virilis-virtus (manly courage in war) and humana-virtus (moral virtues like justice and clemency). Book Details Virtus Romana: Politics and Morality in the Rom...
Scholars of Roman history, historiography, and intellectual history, as well as advanced undergraduates. Historians served as "promoters of change," using the