Format:
1 online resource (230 pages)
ISBN:
9789047409342
Series Statement:
Mnemosyne, Supplements, History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity Ser.
Content:
Intro -- THE GOVERNOR AND HIS SUBJECTS IN THE LATER ROMAN EMPIRE -- CONTENTS -- List of Figures -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes to the Reader -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE THE POSITION OF THE GOVERNOR IN ADMINISTRATION, A.D. 284-527 -- Governors: their position, titles and ranks -- The governor's office -- The governor's role in jurisdiction and taxation -- Governors and higher authorities -- CHAPTER TWO THE GOVERNOR AS JUDGE: COMPETENCE VERSUS CORRUPTION -- Governors' competence in law -- Provincials' expectations of the governor as judge -- Corruption: "Do ut des?" -- Unfavorable reactions to governors' judgment -- Governors caught in the justice system? -- CHAPTER THREE THE GOVERNOR AS BENEFACTOR: A TWO-WAY RELATIONSHIP -- Practice of benefactions -- Provincial pressure and manipulation -- The perception of benefactions -- Provincials as benefactors for governors -- CHAPTER FOUR SPEECHES, POEMS AND ACCLAMATIONS FOR THE GOVERNOR -- Ceremonial routine -- Speeches of praise -- Gregory of Nazianzus: a poem for Nemesius -- Acclamations -- CHAPTER FIVE INSCRIPTIONS AND STATUES FOR GOVERNORS -- Honorific inscriptions -- Governors' statues -- Praise: incentive or burden? -- CHAPTER SIX PROVINCIALS' ATTITUDES TOWARD GOVERNORS: CRITICISM AS A MIRROR IMAGE OF EXPECTATIONS -- The power of acclamations -- Speeches against governors: criticism as mirror image of provincials' hopes -- Tisamenus: an 'ideal' governor to criticize -- "A culture of criticism" -- CONCLUSION THE GOVERNOR "BRILLIANT AS A RAY OF THE SUN"? -- Continuous dialogue -- Provincial expectations and pressure -- Interdependence and reciprocity -- "Brilliant as a ray of the sun?" -- Appendix: Concordance of the Letters of Libanius -- Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Persons.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004150706
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789004150706
Language:
English
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