2004
Volume 56, Issue 2
  • ISSN: 0165-8204
  • E-ISSN: 2667-1573

Abstract

Abstract

This article focuses on the question how Cicero is able to legitimize the use of the seaside resort Baiae and its negative associations in order to create and widen the moral contradiction between Caelius and Clodia in his . It claims that Cicero treats the accusations about Baiae in different ways in relation to Clodia and Caelius to create a double standard for two people who are being accused of the same thing. By elaborating different levels of attention, a twofold use of the word Baiae and an emphasis on the frequency and publicity of visits to the place, Cicero manages to legitimize this double standard and thereby broadens the gap between Caelius and Clodia.

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