Empire of Honour: The Art of Government in the Roman World
Jon Lendon offers a bold new analysis of how Roman government worked in the first four centuries AD. He contends that a despotism rooted in force and fear enjoyed widespread support among the ruling classes of the provinces on the basis of an aristocratic culture of honor shared by rulers and ruled.
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Empire of Honour: The Art of Government in the Roman World
Jon Lendon offers a bold new analysis of how Roman government worked in the first four centuries AD. He contends that a despotism rooted in force and fear enjoyed widespread support among the ruling classes of the provinces on the basis of an aristocratic culture of honor shared by rulers and ruled.
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Empire of Honour: The Art of Government in the Roman World
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Empire of Honour: The Art of Government in the Roman World
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Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198150794 |
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| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication date: | 07/17/1997 |
| Series: | Hansard Society Series in Politics |
| Pages: | 334 |
| Product dimensions: | 5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 1.00(d) |
| Lexile: | 1680L (what's this?) |
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