Constructing autocracy : aristocrats and emperors in Julio-Claudian Rome /

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"Rome's transition from a republican system of government to an imperial regime comprised more than a century of civil upheaval and rapid institutional change. Yet the establishment of a ruling dynasty, centered around a single leader, came as a cultural and political shock to Rome's...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Roller, Matthew B., 1966-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
30 B.C.-68 A.D
Aristocracy (Political science) > Rome.
Emperors > Rome.
Class consciousness > Rome.
Aristocratie > Rome.
Empereurs > Rome.
Conscience de classe > Rome.
HISTORY > Ancient.
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
Aristocracy (Political science)
Class consciousness
Emperors
Rome > History > Julio-Claudians, 30 B.C.-68 A.D.
Rome > Histoire > 30 av. J.-C.-68 (Julio-Claudiens)
Rome (Empire)
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. Ethics and Imperial Ideology. Ch. 1. The Ethics of Civil War: Competing Communities in Lucan. Ch. 2. Ethics for the Principate: Seneca, Stoicism, and Traditional Roman Morality
  • pt. 2. Figuring the Emperor. Ch. 3. The Emperor's Authority: Dining, Exchange, and Social Hierarchy. Ch. 4. Modeling the Emperor: The Master-Slave Relationship and Its Alternatives.

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