Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xvii, 204 pages)
,
illustrations, mappages
ISBN:
9789047409342
Series Statement:
Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum 275
Content:
Preliminary Material -- INTRODUCTION -- THE POSITION OF THE GOVERNOR IN ADMINISTRATION, A.D. 284–527 -- THE GOVERNOR AS JUDGE: COMPETENCE VERSUS CORRUPTION -- THE GOVERNOR AS BENEFACTOR: A TWO-WAY RELATIONSHIP -- SPEECHES, POEMS AND ACCLAMATIONS FOR THE GOVERNOR -- INSCRIPTIONS AND STATUES FOR GOVERNORS -- PROVINCIALS’ ATTITUDES TOWARD GOVERNORS: CRITICISM AS A MIRROR IMAGE OF EXPECTATIONS -- THE GOVERNOR “BRILLIANT AS A RAY OF THE SUN”? -- CONCORDANCE OF THE LETTERS OF LIBANIUS -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- GENERAL INDEX -- INDEX OF PERSONS.
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 187-194) and index
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004150706
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Slootjes, Daniëlle Governor and his subjects in the later Roman empire Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1163/9789047409342
