Imperial ideals in the Roman West representation, circulation, power
This book examines the figure of the Roman emperor as a unifying symbol for the western empire. It documents an extensive correspondence between the ideals cited in honorific inscriptions for the emperor erected across the Western Empire and those advertised on imperial coins minted at Rome. This re...
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| Language: | Inglés |
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Cambridge ; New York :
Cambridge University Press
2011
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| Edition: | 1st publ |
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| See on Universidad de Navarra: | https://unika.unav.edu/discovery/fulldisplay?docid=alma991005948579708016&context=L&vid=34UNAV_INST:VU1&search_scope=34UNAV_TODO&tab=34UNAV_TODO&lang=es |
Table of Contents:
- Pt. 1. Representation
- Values and virtues : the ethical profile of the emperor
- The benefits of empire and monarchy
- pt. 2. Circulation
- The diffusion of imperial ideals in time and space
- Central communication and local response
- pt. 3. Power
- Ideological unification and social power in the Roman west
- Appendices 1-15.
