Praetors and Domestic Politics in Late Roman Republic: 49-43 BCE

This contribution is dedicated to the praetorship and the praetors in the last century of the Republic, in particular a handful of years: 49 BCE - 43 BCE. One cannot, consequently, fail to reflect, in the direction illustrated, on the etymology of praetor contained in the linguistic treatise De lingua Latina and in the historical work De vita Populi Romani, both written in these years. In this light, Varronian etymologies can reveal useful glimpses into the understanding of the Roman Republic.