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Supplicationes Gajusza Juliusza Cezara

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Kowalski H.

Wieki Stare i Nowe

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2015

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vol. 8

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issue 13

9-27

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Religion played a very important role in the public life of ancient Rome. One of the most peculiar rites which combined a religious aspect with the policy of the Roman state were the supplicationes. They were organised mostly for three reasons: a) to propitiate the gods and to avert their anger, whose results included military failures, epidemics, the action of the elements (this function was also performed by prodigia); b) for precatory reasons; c) in order to render thanks, for example after the achievement of a military victory or after important political events. The supplicationes were public in nature; they consisted of prayers to the gods combined with a procession, making an offering and religious feasts. These rites attracted many Romans, and frequently invoked strong emotional reactions in them. In the period of the decline of the Roman Republic the most important supplicationes, as far as the duration (number of days) and their nature was concerned, were the ones decreed by the senate in order to celebrate Caesar’s victories. Supplicationes were decreed in 57, 55 and 52 BC in honour of Caesar and to celebrate his military achievements. A peculiar feature of the rites organised in 55 BC was their prolongation to last 20 days. The supplicationes which were decreed during the civil war were even longer: after the battle of Thapsus (40 days) and after the battle of Munda (50 days). The supplicationes which were decreed on 1 September 44 BC were extraordinary in nature, for they were organised not for the sake of the gods but for the sake of Caesar. We may surmise from the fragments of Cicero’s first philippic that these were rites in which prayers were directed not to gods but directly to Caesar. This meant that the senate recognised his divinity since it consented to prayers and rituals being directed to him without an intermediary party.

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Gajusz Oktawiusz i II kampania hiszpańska Cezara Przyczynek do badań nad augustiańską propagandą historyczną

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Faszcza M. N.

Wieki Stare i Nowe

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2015

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vol. 9

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issue 14

9-21

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The author’s aim was to present two literary traditions which refer to the way in which the image of Gaius Octavius, who went on to become Emperor Augustus, which was created in order to legitimate his assumption of power, was presented. The first episode where these traditions are so distinctly perceptible is Gaius Julius Caesar’s second Hispanian campaign (46-45 BC). The representatives of the first tradition (Nicholas of Damascus, Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus) attempted to emphasise Octavius’s personal qualities which were supposed to make him a vigorous and resolute leader. This suggests that the sources of this tradition should be sought in the period of the civil wars when Octavius had to face above all the challenge presented by Mark Anthony in the context of propaganda. Whereas the representatives of the second tradition (Velleius Paterculus, Dio Cassius) no longer attempted to emphasise the purported achievements of Octavius and they concentrated instead on the question of legitimisation resulting from the appurtenance to Caesar’s family. This may indicate that the tradition emerged in the period when one was no longer obliged to be held accountable for the doubtful military achievements of the years 44-36 BC, and what results from the following: when one was no longer obliged to respond to political invectives hurled by his adversaries. In this approach instead of emphasising military accomplishments it was much more important to indicate the decision that was made by Caesar, and perhaps the vaticinal signs, for such a distinguished individual as the murdered dictator doubtlessly was, could not misjudge the talents of the successor whose greatness was even foretold by the gods themselves.

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Bitwa pod Alezją w De bello Gallico Gajusza Juliusza Cezara

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Szmidt H.

Officina Historiae

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2023

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vol. 6

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issue 1

7-30

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Article describes the details of the Battle of Alesia, fought in 52 B.C. where The Roman legionnaires faced the more numerous Gauls. It’s shows the commander of the Romans, Gaius Julius Caesar, and specifically the beginnings of his political and military career. Also, describes the Celts, sometimes called Gauls. It concerns their origins and migration in Europe.

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Artykuł opisuje szczegóły bitwy pod Alezją z 52 r. p.n.e., gdzie Rzymscy legioniści stawili czoła liczniejszym zastępom Galów. Przedstawia on dowódcę Rzymian, Gajusza Juliusza Cezara, a konkretnie początki jego kariery politycznej i wojskowej. Opisuje także Celtów, nazywanych czasem Galami. Dotyczy ich początków i migracji w Europie.

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Mowy przedbitewne w armii rzymskiej w świetle cezariańskich Commentarii

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Wilczyński M.

Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Historica

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2021

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issue 109

13-24

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Descriptions of pre-battle exhortations are frequent literary topos in ancient historiography. They can also be found in the works of Gaius Julius Caesar – Commentarii de bello Gallico and Commentarii de bello civili. The subject of the analysis in the following article is the issue of pre-battle speeches in the Roman army in the light of the aforementioned works. The author of the paper draws attention to such aspects of this issue as: frequency of occurrence of pre-battle speeches delivered by the Roman generals; the circumstances in which they occur; an audience (whether there were only officers or Caesar writes about speeches given to selected units or even to the entire army); the elements that Caesar and other Roman generals emphasized in their speeches; their approach to their own soldiers; the rhetorical devices they used; the effects of these speeches as well as reliability of Caesar’s account. The article also attempts to answer the question whether the pre-battle speeches were a permanent part of pre-battle ceremonial in the Roman army in the late republic period. Particular attention was paid to Caesar’s harangue in Vesontio before the battle with Ariovistus, the leader of the Germanic Suebi (BG I, 40–41), as well as to the comparison of Caesar’s speeches with the orations of the Pompeians, delivered before the decisive clash of the civil war at Pharsalus (BC III, 85–87; 90). Moreover, the author considers the importance of the way of describing pre-battle speeches for the process of self-presentation that motivated the author of Commentarii.

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Opisy przedbitewnych ekshortacji są częstym toposem literackim w historiografii antycznej. Można je również odnaleźć w treści dzieł Gajusza Juliusza Cezara – Commentarii de bello Gallico oraz Commentarii de bello civili. Przedmiotem analizy w poniższym artykule jest zagadnienie mów przedbitewnych w armii rzymskiej w świetle wspomnianych dzieł. W swojej pracy autor zwraca uwagę na takie aspekty tegoż zagadnienia, jak: częstotliwość występowania opisów mów przedbitewnych wygłaszanych przez rzymskich wodzów; okoliczności, w których występują; grono słuchaczy (czy byli to tylko oficerowie, czy też Cezar pisze o przemowach do oddziałów wybranych lub wszystkich); elementy, na jakie Cezar i inni rzymscy wodzowie kładli nacisk w swoich przemowach; ich podejście do własnych żołnierzy; zabiegi retoryczne, jakimi się posługiwali; efekty tychże przemów; a także rzetelność przekazu Cezara. W artykule dokonana zostaje również próba udzielenia odpowiedzi na pytanie, czy mowy przedbitewne stanowiły stały element ceremoniału przedbitewnego armii rzymskiej w okresie późnej republiki. Szczególna uwaga została zwrócona na przemowę Cezara w Wezoncjo przed starciem z Ariowistem, wodzem germańskich Swebów (BG I, 40–41), a także na porównanie mów Cezara z oracjami pompejańczyków, wygłoszonymi przed decydującym starciem wojny domowej pod Farsalos (BC III, 85–87; 90). Ponadto w artykule rozważono znaczenie sposobu opisywania mów przedbitewnych dla zabiegu autoprezentacji, który przyświecał autorowi Commentarii.

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Supplicationes Gajusza Juliusza Cezara

Gajusz Oktawiusz i II kampania hiszpańska Cezara Przyczynek do badań nad augustiańską propagandą historyczną

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Mowy przedbitewne w armii rzymskiej w świetle cezariańskich Commentarii