A Companion to the Flavian Age of Imperial Rome

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Gebonden, 624 blz. | Engels
John Wiley & Sons | e druk, 2016
ISBN13: 9781444336009
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A Companion to the Flavian Age of Imperial Rome provides a systematic and comprehensive examination of the political, economic, social, and cultural nuances of the Flavian Age (69 96 CE).

Includes contributions from over two dozen Classical Studies scholars organized into six thematic sections
Illustrates how economic, social, and cultural forces interacted to create a variety of social worlds within a composite Roman empire
Concludes with a series of appendices that provide detailed chronological and demographic information and an extensive glossary of terms
Examines the Flavian Age more broadly and inclusively than ever before incorporating coverage of often neglected groups, such as women and non–Romans within the Empire

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ISBN13:9781444336009
Taal:Engels
Bindwijze:gebonden
Aantal pagina's:624

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<p>List of Illustrations viii</p>
<p>Notes on Contributors xi</p>
<p>Acknowledgments xv</p>
<p>Abbreviations xvi</p>
<p>Introduction 1<br />Andrew Zissos</p>
<p>Part I Preliminary 15</p>
<p>1 Sources and Evidence 17<br />Fr&eacute;d&eacute;ric Hurlet</p>
<p>Part II Dynasty 41</p>
<p>2 The Remarkable Rise of the Flavians 43<br />Frederik Juliaan Vervaet</p>
<p>3 The Emperor Vespasian 60<br />John Nicols</p>
<p>4 The Emperor Titus 76<br />Charles Leslie Murison</p>
<p>5 The Emperor Domitian 92<br />Alessandro Galimberti</p>
<p>6 Imperial Image ]Making 109<br />Steven L. Tuck</p>
<p>7 Public Images of the Flavian Dynasty: Sculpture and Coinage 129<br />Susan Wood</p>
<p>8 Remaking Rome 148<br />Andrew B. Gallia</p>
<p>9 The Flavians and the Senate 166<br />Lor&aacute;nd D&eacute;szpa</p>
<p>Part III Empire 187</p>
<p>10 The Economic Impact of Flavian Rule 189<br />Alessandro Launaro</p>
<p>11 Frontiers, Security, and Military Policy 207<br />Christopher J. Dart</p>
<p>12 Centers and Peripheries 223<br />Randall Pogorzelski</p>
<p>13 Flavian Judea 239<br />Mark A. Brighton</p>
<p>14 Flavian Britain 255<br />Gil Gambash</p>
<p>Part Iv Societies and Cultures 275</p>
<p>15 Foreigners and Flavians: Prejudices and Engagements 277<br />Grant Parker</p>
<p>16 Women in Flavian Rome 296<br />Laura K. Van Abbema</p>
<p>17 Education in the Flavian Age 313<br />Yun Lee Too</p>
<p>18 Flavian Pompeii: Restoration and Renewal 327<br />Eleanor Winsor Leach</p>
<p>19 The Aesthetics of the Everyday in Flavian Art and Literature 344<br />Sarah H. Blake</p>
<p>20 Flavian Spectacle: Paradox and Wonder 361<br />Helen Lovatt</p>
<p>21 Literary Culture 376<br />Antony Augoustakis</p>
<p>Part v Literature 393</p>
<p>22 Epic Poetry: Historicizing the Flavian Epics 395<br />Neil W. Bernstein</p>
<p>23 Epigram and Occasional Poetry: Social Life and Values in Martial s Epigrams and Statius Silvae 412<br />William J. Dominik</p>
<p>24 Latin Prose Literature: Author and Authority in the Prefaces of Pliny and Quintilian 434<br />Paul Roche</p>
<p>25 Flavian Greek Literature 450<br />Adam Kemezis</p>
<p>26 Lost Literature 469<br />Michael Dewar</p>
<p>Part vi Reception 485</p>
<p>27 The Flavian Legacy 487<br />Andrew Zissos</p>
<p>28 Vesuvius and Pompeii 515<br />Andrew Zissos</p>
<p>29 Reception of Flavian Literature 535<br />Andrew Zissos</p>
<p>Appendix 1 Chronology 560</p>
<p>Appendix 2 Demographic and Other Estimates 565</p>
<p>Appendix 3 Flavian Legionary Dispositions 568</p>
<p>Appendix 4 Lex de Imperio Vespasiani 570</p>
<p>Glossary of Terms and Expressions 573</p>
<p>Index of Passages 591</p>
<p>General Index 594</p>
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