Imperial Ideals in the Roman West: Representation, Circulation, Power

ISBN-13: 9781316628966 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 480 str.

Carlos F. Norena

Opis

This book shows how the circulation of ideals associated with the Roman emperor generated ideological unification among aristocracies and reinforced Roman power.

Recenzje

'Noreña's work provides the readership with ample material for further discussion of the same topic in the East and in Late Antiquity.' Arctos

Spis treści

1. Introduction; Part I. Representation: Introduction to Part I: representation; 2. Values and virtues: the ethical profile of the emperor; 3. The benefits of empire and monarchy; Part II. Circulation: Introduction to Part II: circulation; 4. The diffusion of imperial ideals in time and space; 5. Central communication and local response; Part III. Power: 6. Ideological unification and social power in the Roman west; Appendices 1-15.