Language of Empire - Rome Idea of Empire From Third Century Bc to Second Century Ad

Klappentext Seeks to discover what the Romans themselves thought about their empire by examining the changing meaning of key terms. Zusammenfassung This book examines the language and the institutions of the Romans during the period in which they conquered the known world and created their empire. Changes in the meaning of some key words enable us to bypass modern assumptions about empire and discover what the Romans themselves thought they were doing. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface; 1. Ideas of empire; 2. The beginnings: Hannibal to Sulla; 3. Cicero's empire: imperium populi Romani; 4. The Augustan empire: imperium romanum; 5. After Augustus; 6. Conclusion: Imperial presuppositions and patterns of empire; Appendix 1. Cicero analysis; Appendix 2. Livy; Appendix 3. Imperium and provincia in legal writers; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: John Richardson
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 11.08.2011
• EAN: 9781107402799
• ISBN: 978-1-107-40279-9
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / World, General & world history, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Classical history / classical civilisation, General and world history, BCE period – Protohistory