The Governor and His Subjects in the Later Roman Empire

Erscheinungsjahr 2006
ISBN: 978-90-04-15070-6
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 275, 214 Seiten, Format (B × H): 166 mm x 247 mm, Gewicht: 576 g

Reihe: Mnemosyne, Supplements / Mnemosyne, Supplements, History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity

This book presents new insights into the dynamics of the relationship between governors and provincial subjects in the Later Roman Empire, with a focus on the provincial perspective. Based on literary, legal, epigraphic and artistic materials the author deals with questions such as how provincials communicated their needs to governors, how they expressed both their favorable and critical opinions of governors’ behavior, and how they rewarded ‘good’ governors. Provincial expectations, a continuous dialogue, interdependence, reciprocity, and ceremonial routine play key roles in this study that not only leads to a better understanding of Late Roman provincial administration, but also of the successful functioning of an empire as large as that of Rome.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Slootjes, Daniëlle

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Alte Geschichte & Archäologie
• Geisteswissenschaften Sprachwissenschaft Sprachwissenschaften
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Weltgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Daniëlle Slootjes, Ph.D. (2004) in History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is a post doc researcher at the Radboud University of Nijmegen (Netherlands). She has published articles on Late Roman provincial administration and currently works on a project on local elites in the third century.