- ホーム
- > 洋書
- > 英文書
- > History / World
Full Description
Politics and Society in Imperial Rome offers fresh new interpretations of the politics, society, and culture Rome's imperial era.
Argues that the early principate was fundamentally incompatible with the persisting structures of the Roman Republic
Demonstrates how these contradictory systems affected the development of Roman society
Includes case studies on the imperial court and the emperor Caligula, as well as chapters on the scholarship of Theodor Mommsen and Christian Meier
Contents
1. Introduction: Toward a New Interpretation of Imperial Rome. Part I: Paradoxical Structures:
2. "State," "Society," and Political Integration.
3. Friendship and Patron-Client Relations.
4. "Public" and "Private".
Part II: Two Cases in Point:
5. A Court without "State." The aula Caesaris.
6. Meaningful Madness. The Emperor Caligula.
Part III: Academic Approaches:
7. Theodor Mommsen's Theory of "Dyarchia".
8. Christian Meier's "Crisis without Alternative" in Ancient Rome.
Editorial Note.
Index.