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Urban Life And Local Politics In Roman Bithynia: The Small World of Dion Chrysostomos - Couverture rigide

Bekker-Nielsen, Tonnes

 
9788779343504: Urban Life And Local Politics In Roman Bithynia: The Small World of Dion Chrysostomos
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 8779343503 ISBN 13 : 9788779343504
Editeur : Aarhus University Press, 2008

Synopsis

Most studies of Roman local administration focus on the formal structures of power: imperial laws, urban institutions and magistracies. This book explores the interplay of formal power with informal factors such as social prejudice, parochialism and personal rivalries in the cities of northwestern Asia Minor from the first to the fifth centuries AD. Through a detailed analysis of the municipal speeches and career of the philosopher-politician Dion Chrysostomos, we gain new in-depth insight into the petty conflicts and lofty ambitions of an ancient provincial small-town politician and those around him. The author concludes that Roman local politics were rarely concerned with political issues but more often with social status and the desire for recognition within an agonistic society.

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À propos de l'auteur

Tonnes Bekker-Nielsen teaches ancient history at the University of Southern Denmark, Esbjerg.

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Éditeur
Aarhus University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
8779343503
ISBN 13 
9788779343504
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
211
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
Mare Nostrum Group B.V.
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