Empire of Honour: The Art of Government in the Roman World / Edition 1

by J. E. Lendon

Overview

Jon Lendon offers a bold new analysis of how Roman government worked in the first four centuries AD. He contends that a despotism rooted in force and fear enjoyed widespread support among the ruling classes of the provinces on the basis of an aristocratic culture of honor shared by rulers and ruled.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199247639
Publisher:	Oxford University Press, USA
Publication date:	11/28/2001
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	336
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 5.40(h) x 0.60(d)

Table of Contents

Abbreviations		x
1. Introduction		1	(29)
2. Honour and Influence in the Roman World		30	(77)
3. The Emperor		107	(69)
4. Officials		176	(61)
5. The Roman Army		237	(30)
6. Agamemnon's Empire		267	(5)
Appendix: The Latin and Greek Lexicon of Honour		272	(8)
References		280	(23)
Index		303

Editorial Reviews

"...Empire of Honour is a very fine book. It is a delight to read and opens up for exploration subtle aspects of the exercise of power in the Roman empire."—Hans Van Wees, University College London

"Excellent....If we make of Lendon's book a garden, than it is one both beautiful and luxuriant. It is, in fact, a garden that must be visited by anyone interested in understanding how the imperial Romans governed their empire."—Bryn Mawr Classical Review

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