Lopes, Maria José Ferreira2025-12-022025-12-022025-11-06Lopes, M. J. F. (2025). “Cancel culture” ao serviço da ganância e da tirania: alguns exemplos da antiguidade clássica nos Annales de Tácito. In C. V. Estêvão, J. M. M. Lopes, A. P. Pinto, A. I. Galvão, J. C. O. Pinto, M. J. F. Lopes, P. C. Dias, & R. B. Batista (Eds.), Educação e cultura de paz: memória, verdade e perdão (1 ed., pp. 319-346). (Axioma Series in Pedagogy and Philosophy of Education; No. 5). Axioma - Publicações da Faculdade de Filosofia. https://doi.org/10.17990/AxiSeries/2025_05_31997897269739809789726973973dcc9ff72-9e55-4e5d-9481-2fc491737c0ahttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.14/55813“Cancel culture” has become a central topic in debates on freedom of expression in Western societies. Initially seen as spontaneous and transient, recent cases reveal the influence of organized pressure groups whose activism extends beyond social media, sometimes threatening academic freedom and the plurality of debate. In a digital environment that fosters simplification and polarization, such practices risk undermining dignity, truth, and freedom. This paper draws a parallel with classical antiquity, recalling Tacitus’ account of political and literary persecution under Tiberius (Annales 4.34–35), to highlight the continuity of mechanisms of “cancellation” from antiquity to the present.porCancel cultureCremutius cordusDelatoresFreedom of speechTacitusTiberiusbook part10.17990/AxiSeries/2025_05_319