Expressions of Opposition to the Roman Empire : Proceedings of the Sixteenth Workshop of the International Network Impact of Empire (Sevilla, May 22-25, 2024).

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cortés Copete, Juan Manuel.

Series:

Impact of Empire Series

Impact of Empire Series ; v.52

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Imperialism--History.

Imperialism.

Opposition (Political science)--History.

Opposition (Political science).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (278 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Boston : BRILL, 2026.

Summary:

This volume discusses instances of opposition to the power of Rome and to the idea of empire. It argues that these discourses or actions of opposition had an impact on how Rome was conceived and forced the Empire to react.

Contents:

Front Cover

‎Half-Title Page

‎Series Title Page

‎Title Page

‎Copyright Page

‎Contents

‎Part 1. Introduction: Origins, Destiny &amp

Power

‎1. Opposition to Empire (Cortés Copete, Gordillo Hervás and Hekster)

‎2. Greek Debates about Roman Origins, Destiny, and Power (Benoist)

‎3. An Ancient Precedent for Contemporary Critiques of Rome (Jerue)

‎Part 2. Historiography and Opposition to Rome

‎4. "Tiberium in Tiberim": Tiberius' Opponents in Suetonius' De vita Caesarum (Russo)

‎5. Les discours des adversaires de Rome dans les récits de guerre du Ier siècle de notre ère: l'exemple de civilis (Cosme)

‎6. Falsi Neronis ludibrio: The False Neros and the Idea Of Empire (Mitropoulos)

‎7. Josephus and the Legitimate Expression of Opposition against the Roman Empire (Lizarzategui Elu)

‎8. Alexandrian Opposition to Roman Emperors (Capponi)

‎9. How to Construct a Discourse of Opposition to Rome-Hadrian in the Oracula Sibyllina (Cortés Copete)

‎10. Stratégies cyniques dans l'Histoire Auguste (Ballesteros)

‎11. Opposing Rome's Empire-Herodian's Parthian World (Hekster and Kaizer)

‎Part 3. Oppositional Discourses in Action

‎12. Opposing Rome: Looking for Resistance in Baeturia Turdulorum (Schörner)

‎13. Banditry and Rebellion: Pastoral Opposition to Rome in the Thyrrenian Region (Llamazares Martín)

‎14. A Revolt of the "Professional Class" in Rome under Commodus? (Bruun)

‎Part 4. Opposition in Late Antiquity

‎15. Opposing Jupiter's Reign: Lactantius' Anti-Imperial Stance in His Critique of the Roman State (Hächler)

‎16. Reacting to the Enemy: Justinian and the Pragmatic Sanction of 554 (Bono)

‎Index of Persons

‎Index of Places

Back Cover.

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Other Format:

Print version: Cortés Copete, Juan Manuel Expressions of Opposition to the Roman Empire

ISBN:

9789004537484

OCLC:

1593370911