1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780080303321

Autore

Ando Clifford <1969->

Titolo

Imperial ideology and provincial loyalty in the Roman empire / / Clifford Ando

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2000

ISBN

0-520-92372-3

1-59734-672-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxi, 494 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Classics and contemporary thought ; ; 6

Disciplina

937/.06

Soggetti

Allegiance - Rome

Political stability - Rome

Roman provinces - Administration

Rome History Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D Influence

Rome Cultural policy Influence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-449) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Preface and Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- 1. Introduction: Communis Patria -- 2. Ideology in the Roman Empire -- 3. The Roman Achievement in Ancient Thought -- 4. The Communicative Actions of the Roman Government -- 5. Consensus in Theory and Practice -- 6. The Creation of Consensus -- 7. Images of Emperor and Empire -- 8. Orbis Terrarum and Orbis Romanus -- 9. The King Is a Body Politick . . . for that a Body Politique Never Dieth -- 10. Conclusion: Singulare et Unicum Imperium -- Works Cited -- General Index -- Index Locorum

Sommario/riassunto

The Roman empire remains unique. Although Rome claimed to rule the world, it did not. Rather, its uniqueness stems from the culture it created and the loyalty it inspired across an area that stretched from the Tyne to the Euphrates. Moreover, the empire created this culture with a bureaucracy smaller than that of a typical late-twentieth-century research university. In approaching this problem, Clifford Ando does not ask the ever-fashionable question, Why did the Roman empire fall? Rather, he asks, Why did the empire last so long? Imperial Ideology and Provincial Loyalty in the Roman Empire argues that the longevity of the



empire rested not on Roman military power but on a gradually realized consensus that Roman rule was justified. This consensus was itself the product of a complex conversation between the central government and its far-flung peripheries. Ando investigates the mechanisms that sustained this conversation, explores its contribution to the legitimation of Roman power, and reveals as its product the provincial absorption of the forms and content of Roman political and legal discourse. Throughout, his sophisticated and subtle reading is informed by current thinking on social formation by theorists such as Max Weber, Jürgen Habermas, and Pierre Bourdieu.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910557676703321

Autore

Gomez-Lazaro Emilio

Titolo

Modeling of Wind Turbines and Wind Farms

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Basel, Switzerland, : MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute, 2020

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (488 p.)

Soggetti

History of engineering and technology

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

Wind Power Plant (WPP) and Wind Turbine (WT) modeling are becoming of key importance due to the relevant wind-generation impact on power systems. Wind integration into power systems must be carefully analyzed to forecast the effects on grid stability and reliability. Different agents, such as Transmission System Operators (TSOs) and Distribution System Operators (DSOs), focus on transient analyses. Wind turbine manufacturers, power system software developers, and technical consultants are also involved. WPP and WT dynamic models are often divided into two types: detailed and simplified. Detailed models are used for Electro-Magnetic Transient (EMT) simulations, providing both electrical and mechanical responses with high accuracy



during short time intervals. Simplified models, also known as standard or generic models, are designed to give reliable responses, avoiding high computational resources. Simplified models are commonly used by TSOs and DSOs to carry out different transient stability studies, including loss of generation, switching of power lines or balanced faults, etc., Assessment and validation of such dynamic models is also a major issue due to the importance and difficulty of collecting real data. Solutions facing all these challenges, including the development, validation and application of WT and WPP models are presented in this Issue.