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Overview

Uncover the secrets of ancient Roman rhetoric-that which has given life to our modern debate, speeches, and even mud-slinging.

About

Gregory S. Aldrete

As an ancient historian, my goals are to share the enthusiasm for and fascination with antiquity that I feel, and to show some of the connections between that world and our own.

ALMA MATER

University of Michigan

INSTITUTION

University of Wisconsin–Green Bay

Gregory S. Aldrete is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Wisconsin–Green Bay. He earned his PhD in Ancient History from the University of Michigan. He has been honored with numerous awards for his research and teaching and has received five fellowships from the National Endowment for the Humanities. He is also a prolific scholar whose books include Gestures and Acclamations in Ancient Rome, Daily Life in the Roman City, and The Long Shadow of Antiquity: What Have the Greeks and Romans Done for Us?

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01: Persuasion and Propaganda in Ancient Rome: Cicero's Oratory

Meet Cicero, one of the greatest public speakers of all time, and learn how he applied the tools of creating and delivering speeches that not only resonated with the public but persuaded them to his way of thinking. Join Professor Gregory S. Aldrete from the University of Wisconsin to delve into ancient Roman rhetoric techniques and discover how they provided the groundwork for both positive and negative methods we use in modern political campaigning.

37 min