The Government of the Roman Empire: A Sourcebook / Edition 2

by Dr Barbara Levick, Barbara Levick

Overview

This book reveals how an empire that stretched from Glasgow to Aswan in Egypt could be ruled from a single city and still survive more than a thousand years. The Government of the Roman Empire is the only sourcebook to concentrate on the administration of the empire, using the evidence of contemporary writers and historians.
Specifically designed for students, with extensive cross-referencing, bibliographies and introductions and explanations for each item, this new edition brings the book right up-to-date, and makes it the ideal resource for students of the subject.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415232364
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/07/2000
Series:	Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World
Edition description:	Revised
Pages:	306
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

Barbara Levick, Dr Barbara Levick

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations, Weights, Measures, Currency and Wealth, Maps 1-6, 1 Introduction: the Power of Rome, 2 Structure, 3 Force, 4 Law, 5 Financing, 6 Communications Transport and Supplies, 7 Loyalty: the Role of the Emperor, 8 Patronage, 9 Assimilation, 10 Failings, 11 Resistance, 12 Crisis?, Chronological List of Emperors, Select Bibliography, Index of Passages Cited, Index and List of Ancient and Modern Geographical Equivalents

Editorial Reviews

' ... an excellent tool not only for the beginner, but also for the researcher ... ' - Latomus. L XIII, 2004

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