The governor and his subjects in the later Roman empire /

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 c...

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Main Author: Slootjes, Daniëlle.

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006.

Series: Mnemosyne, Supplements 275.
Mnemosyne Supplements Online, Volumes 204-407, ISBN: 9789004322288.

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Call Number: DG312 .S6 2006

Table of Contents:
  • 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.