Holders of Extraordinary imperium under Augustus and Tiberius: A Study into the Beginnings of the Principate

ISBN-13: 9780367725334 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 152 str.

Pawel Sawiński

Opis

This volume focuses on special military and diplomatic missions in various provinces of the Empire that Augustus and Tiberius entrusted in to selected members of the domus Augusta, granting them special prerogatives (imperia extraordinaria).

Spis treści

List of figures and tables;  Acknowledgements;  Abbreviations;  Introduction;  1. The legal foundations of the power held by members of the domus Augusta within the provinces;  2. Missions of members of the domus Augusta in the western provinces of the Roman Empire;  3. The missions of members of the domus Augusta in the East;  4. Honours accorded to members of the domus Augusta;  Conclusion;  Appendix 1: The imperia of members of the domus Augusta;  Appendix 2: Missions by members of the imperial family in the provinces;  Appendix 3: The imperatorial acclamations of members of the domus Augusta;  Appendix 4: Triumphs and ovations of members of the domus Augusta;  Bibliography;  Index of persons;  Index of peoples and places

O autorze

Paweł Sawiński is Associate Professor at the University of Adam Mickiewicz in Poznań, Poland. His scholarly books and articles deal with various aspects of the history of ancient Rome. He is the author of, among other books, The Succession of Imperial Power under the Julio-Claudian Dynasty (30 BC–AD 68), published in 2018.