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Indlæser... Emperor in the Roman Worldaf Fergus Millar
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Bliv medlem af LibraryThing for at finde ud af, om du vil kunne lide denne bog. Der er ingen diskussionstråde på Snak om denne bog. This is a first-rate history book but it's a tough read unless you're a professional historian. It contains 600+ pages of quite detailed discussions of the historical evidence relating to the daily work of Roman emperors ("the emperor was what the emperor did", p.6). There are no attempts to draw general conclusions. There are not even chapter-ending summaries. This doesn't detract from the value of this book as a great work of scholarship, but a general reader hoping to read about the workings of Roman government will not find this work particularly useful. ingen anmeldelser | tilføj en anmeldelse
This book offers a large scale reassessment of the function of Roman emperor over three centuries (from Augustus to Constantine) and of the social realities of this exercise of power. Concentrating on the patterns of communication between the emperor and his subjects, the author shows that such communications were normally initiated by the subjects - whether grouped in cities or other associations, or individually and that the emperor fulfilled his role primarily by making responses to them or giving decisions or verdicts between them. The book casts new light on a number of detailed historical questions such as the sources of the emperor's wealth and the ways he spent it; the imperial residences and the mobility of the court; and the relatively small and simple entourage that the emperor needed to perform his functions. But above all, it emphasizes two major historical themes: the steady detachment of the emperor from the republican institutions of the city of Rome; and the way in which relations between Emperor and Church were shaped by the emperor's long-standing relations with cities, temples and associations in the pagan world. Drawing on a wide range of evidence, from literature and legal writings to inscriptions and papyri, the main text can be read without any knowledge o f Latin or Greek. No library descriptions found. |
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