Cicero's Role Models The Political Strategy of a Newcomer

This book is about the famous Roman orator and statesman Cicero and his rhetorical and political strategy as a newcomer in Roman republican politics. Henriette van der Blom argues that Cicero advertised himself as a follower of chosen models of behaviour

Introduction
1. Mos, maiores, and historical exempla in Roman culture and society
2. Mos, maiores, and historical exempla in Cicero
I. Cicero, the homo novus
3. Cicero's background and education
4. Nobilis and homo novus
II. Cicero's use of historical exempla
5. Definitions of historical exempla and personal exemplum
6. The nature and functions of historical exempla
III. Cicero's role models
7. Cicero's alternative claims to ancestry
8. Cicero's use of personal exempla
IV. Cicero as exemplum
9. Cicero's roles as exemplum
10. An exemplum and teacher to the younger generation
11. A family exemplum
Conclusion