dr. Henriette van der Blom
Professor of Ancient HIstory at the University of Birmingham
Cicero’s Pro Archia in context: rhetoric, immigration and Roman politics
Cicero’s Pro Archia is a speech about immigration and citizen status, ethnic stereotypes and racism, and bonds of friendship and intellectual networks. The speech illustrates fascinating aspects of Cicero’s rhetoric, Roman law, and Roman political life and society within a world of Roman domination. This presentation introduces Cicero’s speech, setting it into these contexts of rhetoric, immigration and Roman politics.
