Civic patronage in the Roman Empire / by John Nicols.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Nicols, John, Ph.D.

Series:

Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum. History and archaeology of classical antiquity ; v. 365.

Mnemosyne. Supplements. History and archaeology of classical antiquity, 0169-8958 ; volume 365

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Patron and client--Rome--History.

Patron and client.

Community life--Rome--History.

Community life.

Power (Social sciences)--Rome--History.

Power (Social sciences).

Exchange--Rome--History.

Exchange.

Rome--Social conditions.

Rome.

Rome--Politics and government.

Rome--Antiquities.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (362 p.)

Place of Publication:

Leiden : Brill, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Roman Empire may be properly described as a consortium of cities (and not as set of proto national states). From the late Republic and into the Principate, the Roman elite managed the empire through insititutional and personal ties to the communities of the Empire. Especially in the Latin West the emperors encouraged the adoption of the Latin language and urban amenities, and were generous in the award of citizenship. This process, and ‘Romanization’ is a reasonable label, was facilitated by civic patronage. The literary evidence provides a basis for understanding this transformation from subject to citizen and for constructing a higher allegiance to the idea of Rome. We gain a more complete understanding of the process by considering the legal and monumental/epigraphical evidence that guided and encouraged such benefaction and exchange. This book uses all three forms of evidence to provide a deeper understanding of how patrocinium publicum served as a formal vehicle for securing the goodwill of the citizens and subjects of Rome.

Contents:

List of tables and graphs

Some representative texts

Introduction

Civic patronage in the late Republic

Civic patronage and Augustus

Civic patronage in the Principate

Civic patronage in the Verrines

Civic patronage in Roman law

Civic patronage in the epigraphical record

Patronage and the patrons of Canusium : a case study

Reflections on the evolution of civic patronage.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-26171-0

OCLC:

865650704

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004261716 DOI