The Tetrarchy as Ideology

Reconfigurations and Representations of an Imperial Power
1. Auflage 2023
ISBN: 978-3-515-13400-2
Verlag: Franz Steiner

Buch, Deutsch, Englisch, Band Band 64, 382 Seiten, Kartoniert, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 240 mm, Gewicht: 684 g

Reihe: Heidelberger althistorische Beiträge und epigraphische Studien (HABES)

The 'Tetrarchy', the modern name assigned to the period of Roman history that started with the emperor Diocletian and ended with Constantine I, has been a much-studied and much-debated field of the Roman Empire. Debate, however, has focused primarily on whether it was a true 'system' of government, or rather a collection of ad-hoc measures undertaken to stabilise the empire after the troubled period of the 3rd century CE. The papers collected here aim to go beyond this question and to present an innovative approach to a fascinating period of Roman history by understanding the Tetrarchy not as a system of government, but primarily as a political language. Their focus thus lies on the language and ideology of the imperial college and court, on the performance of power in imperial ceremonies, the representation of the emperors and their enemies in the provinces of the Roman world, as well as on the afterlife of Tetrarchic power in the Constantinian period.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Carla-Uhink, Filippo

Rollinger, Christian

Carlà-Uhink, Filippo

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Geschichte der klassischen Antike Römische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie Altes Ägypten & Ägyptische Archäologie

Über Autor(innen)

Carla-Uhink, Filippo
Filippo Carlà-Uhink is Professor for Ancient History at the University of Potsdam and a specialist in Roman history (especially 3rd–4th c. CE), cultural history of the ancient world, and classical reception studies.

Rollinger, Christian
Christian Rollinger ist Akademischer Rat an der Universität Trier. Er forscht zu antiken Formen monarchischer Herrschaft in Hellenismus und Spätantike, zur Kultur-, Sozial- und Wirtschaftsgeschichte der Späten Republik und frühen Kaiserzeit sowie zur maritimen Geschichte der Antike und zu Antikenrezeption in der Popkultur, besonders im Videospiel.