Qui finis erit discordiarum?(1) Two rhetorical speeches in Livy

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Published: Dec 1, 2023
DOI: https://doi.org/10.14232/suc.2023.4.125-139
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Livy, rhetoric, inserted speeches, Canuleius, editing, suasor, dissuasor, moderatio, concordia

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Fanni Jancsovics
Eötvös Loránd University

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(1) Liv. 3, 67, 10.


The usage of inserted rhetorical speeches is a crucial point of ancient historiography. After an introduction to the basic arguments of the evaluation of ancient historiography and its connection with theatricality, supplemented by the ‘accusation’ of tragic history I move over to the examination of two speeches found in Livy’s narrative. In order to understand the style of Livy more and more precisely his practice of editing and inserting speeches into the narrative this paper will give a closer look at the initial moment of this particular part of his editorial work. The two speeches in question are from Quinctius Capitolinus and Gaius Canuleius.

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Jancsovics, F. (2023). Qui finis erit discordiarum?(1): Two rhetorical speeches in Livy. Sapiens Ubique Civis, 4, 125–139. https://doi.org/10.14232/suc.2023.4.125-139
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Vol. 4 (2023): Sapiens ubique civis IV
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Fanni Jancsovics, Eötvös Loránd University

Fanni Jancsovics has completed her undergraduate and graduate studies at Eötvös Loránd University, and since 2019, she has been a PhD student there. She is writing her dissertation on the topic of political communication represented in the historical work of Livy, particularly the represented Plebeian rhetoric. She approaches the topic from the point of view of Livy’s editorial work and his rhetorical capabilities. The main goal of her research is to understand more about how Livy uses situations and how he emphasizes them with rhetorical speeches, quasi-stage scenes, or examples, which are all his tools in the process of making history itself observable.