How to be a (Roman) man

Cicero’s ideal of manly virtue stressed the performance of self-control and bravery, not boastful egotism and domination - by Catharine Edwards Read on Aeon

羅馬的男性氣概並非單一標准，而是在戰場勇氣與公民演說之間不斷被定義和爭奪。作者借西塞羅的生平與作品說明，virtus 的含義始終充滿張力，與今天關於男性氣質的焦慮並無本質不同。