Homo novus

Henriette van der Blom

doi:10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah2007

Homo novus

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Homo novus denotes literally “a new man;” homo novus meant a man who was aspiring for political office in the Roman Republic but lacking ancestors who had reached (high) political office and thereby a seat in the Senate.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Ancient History
Editors	R. Bagnall, K. Brodersen, C. Champion, A. Erskine, S. Huebner
Publisher	Wiley-Blackwell
ISBN (Print)	9781444338386
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah2007
Publication status	Published - 2012

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Entry in the Encyclopedia of Ancient History.

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