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1 online resource (xvii, 204 pages) : illustrations, map. |
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monochrome |
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text file |
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Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum,
0169-8958 ;
275
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Mnemosyne, bibliotheca classica Batava. Supplementum ; 275.
0169-8958
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-194) and index. |
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Electronic reproduction. [S.l.] : HathiTrust Digital Library, 2010. MiAaHDL |
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| Contents |
Cover -- Contents -- LIST OF FIGURES -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS -- NOTES TO THE READER -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER ONE THE POSITION OF THE GOVERNOR IN ADMINISTRATION, A.D. 2848211;527 -- Governors: their position, titles and ranks -- The governor8217;s office -- The governor8217;s role in jurisdiction and taxation -- Governors and higher authorities -- CHAPTER TWO THE GOVERNOR AS JUDGE: COMPETENCE VERSUS CORRUPTION -- Governors8217; competence in law -- Provincials8217; expectations of the governor as judge -- Corruption: 8220;Do ut des?8221; -- Unfavorable reactions to governors8217; judgment -- Governors caught in the justice system? -- CHAPTER THREE THE GOVERNOR AS BENEFACTOR: A TWO-WAY RELATIONSHIP -- Practice of benefactions -- Provincial pressure and manipulation -- The perception of benefactions -- Provincials as benefactors for governors -- CHAPTER FOUR SPEECHES, POEMS AND ACCLAMATIONS FOR THE GOVERNOR -- Ceremonial routine -- Speeches of praise -- Gregory of Nazianzus: a poem for Nemesius -- Acclamations -- CHAPTER FIVE INSCRIPTIONS AND STATUES FOR GOVERNORS -- Honorific inscriptions -- Governors8217; statues -- Praise: incentive or burden? -- CHAPTER SIX PROVINCIALS8217; ATTITUDES TOWARD GOVERNORS: CRITICISM AS A MIRROR IMAGE OF EXPECTATIONS -- The power of acclamations -- Speeches against governors: criticism as mirror image of provincials8217; hopes -- Tisamenus: an 8216;ideal8217; governor to criticize -- 8220;A culture of criticism8221; -- CONCLUSION THE GOVERNOR 8220;BRILLIANT AS A RAY OF THE SUN8221;? -- Continuous dialogue -- Provincial expectations and pressure -- Interdependence and reciprocity -- Brilliant as a ray of the sun?8217; -- APPENDIX CONCORDANCE OF THE LETTERS OF LIBANIUS -- GENERAL INDEX -- INDEX OF PERSONS. |
| Summary |
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 communicated their needs to governors, how they expressed both their favorable and critical opinions of governors' behavior, and how they rewarded 'good' governors. Provincial expectations, a continuous dialogue, interdependence, reciprocity, and ceremonial routine play key roles in this study that not only leads to a better understanding of Late Roman provincial administration, but also of the successful functioning of an empire as large as that of Rome. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Governors -- Rome -- Provinces.
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Roman provinces -- Administration.
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Roman provinces -- Administration. |
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Rome -- Officials and employees.
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Rome (Empire) |
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Rome -- Politics and government -- 284-476.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
284-476 |
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Byzantine Empire -- Officials and employees.
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Byzantine Empire. |
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Byzantine Empire -- Politics and government -- To 527.
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| Chronological Term |
To 527 |
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Electronic books.
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Computer network resources.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Slootjes, Daniëlle. Governor and his subjects in the later Roman empire. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2006 (DLC) 2006043987 (OCoLC)65400764 |
| ISBN |
9789047409342 (electronic book) |
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9047409345 (electronic book) |
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1281398829 |
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9781281398826 |
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9789004150706 |
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9004150706 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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