Empire of Honour: The Art of Government in the Roman WorldOxford University Press, 2001 - 320 pagine Jon Lendon offers a bold new analysis of how Roman government worked in the first four centuries AD. He contends that a despotism rooted in force and fear enjoyed widespread support among the ruling classes of the provinces on the basis of an aristocratic culture of honor shared by rulers and ruled. |
Sommario
Honour and Influence in the Roman | 31 |
The Emperor | 107 |
Officials | 176 |
The Roman Army | 237 |
Agamemnons Empire | 267 |
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Empire of Honour: The Art of Government in the Roman World J. E. Lendon Visualizzazione estratti - 1997 |
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