Government of the Roman Empire A Sourcebook

Zusatztext ' ... an excellent tool not only for the beginner! but also for the researcher ... ' - Latomus. L XIII! 2004 Informationen zum Autor Barbara Levick, Dr Barbara Levick Klappentext This book reveals how an empire that stretched from Glasgow to Aswan in Egypt could be ruled from a single city and still survive more than a thousand years. The Government of the Roman Empire is the only sourcebook to concentrate on the administration of the empire, using the evidence of contemporary writers and historians.Specifically designed for students, with extensive cross-referencing, bibliographies and introductions and explanations for each item, this new edition brings the book right up-to-date, and makes it the ideal resource for students of the subject. Zusammenfassung A valuable collection of source material which makes this revised edition an essential tool for everyone studying the administration of the Empire. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations, Weights, Measures, Currency and Wealth, Maps 1-6, 1 Introduction: the Power of Rome, 2 Structure, 3 Force, 4 Law, 5 Financing, 6 Communications Transport and Supplies, 7 Loyalty: the Role of the Emperor, 8 Patronage, 9 Assimilation, 10 Failings, 11 Resistance, 12 Crisis?, Chronological List of Emperors, Select Bibliography, Index of Passages Cited, Index and List of Ancient and Modern Geographical Equivalents

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Barbara (University of Oxford Levick, Levick Barbara, Dr Barbara Levick, Barbara Levick
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 07.09.2000
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Antichità
• EAN: 9780415232371
• ISBN: 978-0-415-23237-1
• Numero di pagine: 306
• Serie: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World
• Categorie: Mama, History: specific events & topics, European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / Europe / General, Septimius Severus, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Affairs & Administration, Marcus Aurelius, Cassius Dio, Ancient Rome, History: specific events and topics, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Central / national / federal government, BCE to c 500 CE, Central government, BCE period – Protohistory, Iron Gate, Inscriptiones Graecae, Aurelianus, Young Men, provincial governance, Aelius Aristides, Aventine Hill, Mauretania Tingitana, Tiberius Claudius, Freed Women, ancient political systems, roman citizens, administrative sources roman empire, roman administrative structure, citizenship and law, imperial bureaucracy, classical history studies, Tribunician Power, Titus Statilius Taurus, Deified Trajan, Deified Antoninus, Deified Claudius, Quinquennial Duovir, Quirina Tribe, Imperial Treasury, Praetorian Legate, Highest Census Ratings, Special Treasury Account