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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790829703321

Autore

Nicols John

Titolo

Civic patronage in the Roman Empire / / by John Nicols

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden : , : Brill, , 2014

ISBN

90-04-26171-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (362 p.)

Collana

Mnemosyne. Supplements. History and archaeology of classical antiquity, , 0169-8958 ; ; volume 365

Disciplina

305.5/220937

Soggetti

Patron and client - Rome - History

Community life - Rome - History

Power (Social sciences) - Rome - History

Exchange - Rome - History

Rome Social conditions

Rome Politics and government

Rome Antiquities

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

List of tables and graphs -- Some representative texts -- Introduction -- Civic patronage in the late Republic -- Civic patronage and Augustus -- Civic patronage in the Principate -- Civic patronage in the Verrines -- Civic patronage in Roman law -- Civic patronage in the epigraphical record -- Patronage and the patrons of Canusium : a case study -- Reflections on the evolution of civic patronage.

Sommario/riassunto

The Roman Empire may be properly described as a consortium of cities (and not as set of proto national states). From the late Republic and into the Principate, the Roman elite managed the empire through insititutional and personal ties to the communities of the Empire. Especially in the Latin West the emperors encouraged the adoption of the Latin language and urban amenities, and were generous in the award of citizenship. This process, and ‘Romanization’ is a reasonable label, was facilitated by civic patronage. The literary evidence provides a basis for understanding this transformation from subject to citizen and for constructing a higher allegiance to the idea of Rome. We gain a more complete understanding of the process by considering the legal



and monumental/epigraphical evidence that guided and encouraged such benefaction and exchange. This book uses all three forms of evidence to provide a deeper understanding of how patrocinium publicum served as a formal vehicle for securing the goodwill of the citizens and subjects of Rome.