The history of make-believe : Tacitus on imperial Rome /

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A theoretically sophisticated reading of Tacitus, especially the "Histories", this work points to a fresh understanding of the logic of Roman rule during the early Empire. It argues that Tacitus writes about the imaginary picture that imperial society makes of concrete conditions of existe...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Haynes, Holly
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2003.
Series:The Joan Palevsky imprint in classical literature.
Subjects:
Tacitus, Cornelius. > Historiae.
Tacitus, Publius Cornelius.
Tacitus, Publius C.; Historiae > Erzähltechnik > Geschichtsschreibung.
Tacitus, Cornelius.
Historiae (Tacitus, Cornelius)
De excidio urbis Hierosolymitanae
68-96
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
Historiography
Objektivität
Didactisch proza.
Latijn.
Geschiedbeschouwing.
Constructivisme.
Werkelijkheid.
Historiae (Tacitus)
Italy.
Regions & Countries - Europe.
History & Archaeology.
Rome > History > Flavians, 69-96 > Historiography.
Rome > History > Civil War, 68-69 > Historiography.
Rome > Histoire > 69-96 (Flaviens) > Historiographie.
Rome > Histoire > 68-69 (Guerre civile) > Historiographie.
Rome (Empire)
Litteratur > Klassiske litteraturer.
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Acknowledgments; Introduction: Belief and Make-Believe; 1. An Anatomy of Make-Believe; 2. Nero: The Specter of Civil War; 3. Power and Simulacra: The Emperor Vitellius; 4. Vespasian: The Emperor Who Succeeded; 5. A Civil Disturbance: The Batavian Revolts; Conclusion; Notes; References; Index.

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