Private and public lies : the discourse of despotism and deceit in the Graeco-Roman world / edited by Andrew Turner, K.O. Chong-Gossard, and Frederik Vervaet.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Turner, Andrew J.

Chong-Gossard, K. O.

Vervaet, Frederik.

Conference Name:

Private and public lies (2008 : University of Melbourne)

Series:

Impact of Empire 11.

Impact of empire

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Despotism--Greece--History--To 1500.

Despotism.

Despotism--Rome--History.

Deception--Political aspects--Greece--History--To 1500.

Deception.

Deception--Political aspects--Rome--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (459 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boston : Leiden, 2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Graeco-Roman literary works, historiography, and even the reporting of rumours were couched as if they came in response to an insatiable desire by ordinary citizens to know everything about the lives of their leaders, and to hold them to account, at some level, for their abuse of constitutional powers for personal ends. Ancient writers were equally fascinated with how these same individuals used deceit as a powerful tool to disguise private and public reality. The chapters in this collection examine the themes of despotism and deceit from both historical and literary perspectives, over a range of historical periods including classical Athens, the Hellenistic kingdoms, late republican and early imperial Rome, late antiquity, and Byzantium.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / A. Turner , J.K. On Chong-Gossard and F. Vervaet

Introduction / Andrew J. Turner , Michael Crennan and K.O Chong-Gossard

Autochthonous Autocrats: The Tyranny Of The Athenian Democracy / Jonathan Hall

Phokian Desperation: Private And Public In The Outbreak Of The Third Sacred War / Peter Londey

Truth And Falsehood In Early Hellenistic Propaganda / Brian Bosworth

Tyrannizing Sicily:The Despots Who Cried ‘Carthage!’ / Jonathan Prag

Frigidus Rumor:The Creation Of A (Negative) Public Image In Rome / Francisco Pina Polo

Deceit And The Struggle For Roman Franchise In Italy / Christopher Dart

Pouvoirs Extraordinaires Et Tromperie. La Tentation De La Monarchie À La Fin De La République Romaine (82–44av. J.-C.) / Frédéric Hurlet

Arrogating Despotic Power Through Deceit: The Pompeian Model For Augustan Dissimulatio / Frederik Juliaan Vervaet

Deception, Lies, And Economy With The Truth: Augustus And The Establishment Of The Principate / John Rich

Lucan’s Cleopatra / Andrew J. Turner

Damn With Great Praise? The Imperial Encomia Of Lucan And Silius / John Penwill

What ‘Lies’ Behind Phaedrus’ Fables? / Enrica Sciarrino

Mendacia Maiorum: Tales Of Deceit In Pre-Republican Rome / Parshia Lee-Stecum

Is There An Antidote To Caesar? The Despot As Venenum And Veneficus / Cristina Calhoon

Who Slept With Whom In The Roman Empire? Women, Sex, And Scandal In Suetonius’ Caesares / James H. Kim On Chong-Gossard

From Priest To Emperor To Priest-Emperor: The Failed Legitimation Of Elagabalus / Martijn Icks

Constantinus Tyrannus: Das Negative Konstantinsbild In Der Paganen Historiographie Und Seine Nuancen / Bruno Bleckmann

Justinian, Procopius, And Deception: Literary Lies, Imperial Politics, And The Archaeology Of Sixth-Century Greece / Amelia Brown

Despotism And Deceit: Yes, But What Happened Before And After? / Ron Ridley

Bibliography / A. Turner , J.K. On Chong-Gossard and F. Vervaet

Index / A. Turner , J.K. On Chong-Gossard and F. Vervaet

Index Locorum / A. Turner , J.K. On Chong-Gossard and F. Vervaet.

Notes:

"Represents the proceedings of the conference ... held at the University of Melbourne from 7-10 July 2008"--Pref.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-78713-6

9786612787133

90-04-18883-5

OCLC:

667274226

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004187757.i-439 DOI