Imperial ideology and provincial loyalty in the Roman Empire
Allegiance Political stability Roman provinces Rome Cultural policy HISTORY sähkökirjat
University of California Press
2000
EISBN 9780520923720
Introduction: Communis Patria.
PART 1. ANCIENT AND MODERN CONTEXTS.
Ideology in the Roman Empire.
The Roman Achievement in Ancient Thought.
PART 2. CONSENSUS AND COMMUNICATION.
The Communicative Actions of the Roman Government.
Consensus in Theory and Practice.
The Creation of Consensus.
Images of Emperor and Empire.
PART 3. FROM IMPERIUM TO PATRIA.
Orbis Terrarum and Orbis Romanus.
The King Is a Body Politick ... for that a Body Politique Never Dieth.
Conclusion: Singulare et Unicum Imperium.
This text examines why and how the Roman empire lasted so long. In studying the bureaucracy behind it, the author argues that the longevity of the empire rested not on military power but on a gradually realized consensus that Roman rule was justified.
PART 1. ANCIENT AND MODERN CONTEXTS.
Ideology in the Roman Empire.
The Roman Achievement in Ancient Thought.
PART 2. CONSENSUS AND COMMUNICATION.
The Communicative Actions of the Roman Government.
Consensus in Theory and Practice.
The Creation of Consensus.
Images of Emperor and Empire.
PART 3. FROM IMPERIUM TO PATRIA.
Orbis Terrarum and Orbis Romanus.
The King Is a Body Politick ... for that a Body Politique Never Dieth.
Conclusion: Singulare et Unicum Imperium.
This text examines why and how the Roman empire lasted so long. In studying the bureaucracy behind it, the author argues that the longevity of the empire rested not on military power but on a gradually realized consensus that Roman rule was justified.
