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Constructing Autocracy: Aristocrats and Emperors in Julio-Claudian Rome
Matthew B. Roller
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Description for Constructing Autocracy: Aristocrats and Emperors in Julio-Claudian Rome
Paperback. Num Pages: 296 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Rome's transition from a republican system of government to an imperial regime comprised more than a century of civil upheaval and rapid institutional change. Yet the establishment of a ruling dynasty, centered around a single leader, came as a cultural and political shock to Rome's aristocracy, who had shared power in the previous political order. How did the imperial regime manage to establish itself and how did the Roman elites from the time of Julius Caesar to Nero make sense of it? In this compelling book, Matthew Roller reveals a dialogical process at work, in which writers and ... Read more
Rome's transition from a republican system of government to an imperial regime comprised more than a century of civil upheaval and rapid institutional change. Yet the establishment of a ruling dynasty, centered around a single leader, came as a cultural and political shock to Rome's aristocracy, who had shared power in the previous political order. How did the imperial regime manage to establish itself and how did the Roman elites from the time of Julius Caesar to Nero make sense of it? In this compelling book, Matthew Roller reveals a dialogical process at work, in which writers and ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
544g
Number of Pages
296
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691171418
SKU
V9780691171418
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About Matthew B. Roller
Matthew B. Roller is Associate Professor of Classics at The Johns Hopkins University. His work, which focuses on Rome, reflects wide-ranging interests in literature, history, culture, and ethics.
Reviews for Constructing Autocracy: Aristocrats and Emperors in Julio-Claudian Rome
Clearly written and augmented with a bibliography and two indexes, this book will appeal to informed general readers and scholars alike.
Choice The book as a whole is excellent, and can be recommended both for the contribution of the overall argument and for the insight of the individual readings... It should be read by everyone interested in the Principate, ... Read more
Choice The book as a whole is excellent, and can be recommended both for the contribution of the overall argument and for the insight of the individual readings... It should be read by everyone interested in the Principate, ... Read more