The emperor in the Roman world (31 BC-AD 337) / Fergus Millar.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Millar, Fergus.

Series:

Ancient History Archive 1983-2012.

Ancient History Archive 1983-2012

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Rome--Politics and government--30 B.C.-476 A.D.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Politics and government.

Emperors--Rome--Duties.

Emperors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xii, 675 pages).

Place of Publication:

Ithaca, N.Y. : Cornell University Press, [1992]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

"This book offers a large scale reassessment of the function of Roman emperor over three centuries (from Augustus to Constantine) and of the social realities of this exercise of power. Concentrating on the patterns of communication between the emperor and his subjects, the author shows that such communications were normally initiated by the subjects 'whether grouped in cities or other associations, or individually and that the emperor fulfilled his role primarily by making responses to them or giving decisions or verdicts between them. The book casts new light on a number of detailed historical questions such as the sources of the emperor's wealth and the ways he spent it; the imperial residences and the mobility of the court; and the relatively small and simple entourage that the emperor needed to perform his functions. But above all, it emphasizes two major historical themes: the steady detachment of the emperor from the republican institutions of the city of Rome; and the way in which relations between Emperor and Church were shaped by the emperor's long-standing relations with cities, temples and associations in the pagan world. Drawing on a wide range of evidence, from literature and legal writings to inscriptions and papyri, the main text can be read without any knowledge of Latin or Greek."--Bloomsbury Publishing.

Contents:

pt. 1. Prologue

part 2. The emperor setting resource and function

part 3. Subject and emperor

part 4. Epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Electronic reproduction. London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2014. Available via World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreement. s2014 dcunns

Other Format:

Original

ISBN:

9781472540676

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.