A Companion to the Roman Empire provides readers with a
guide both to Roman imperial history and to the field of Roman
studies, taking account of the most recent discoveries.
* This Companion brings together thirty original essays guiding
readers through Roman imperial history and the field of Roman
studies
* Shows that Roman imperial history is a compelling and vibrant
subject
* Includes significant new contributions to various areas of Roman
imperial history
* Covers the social, intellectual, economic and cultural history
of the Roman Empire
* Contains an extensive bibliography
Inhaltsverzeichnis
List of Illustrations x
List of Tables xiii
Notes on Contributors xiv
Acknowledgments xvi
Reference works: Abbreviations xvii
Ancient authors: Abbreviations and Glossary xx
The Emperors of Rome from Augustus to Constantine xxix
Introduction: The Shape of Roman History: The Fate of the Governing Class 1
David S. Potter
PART I THE SOURCES 21
1 Constructing a Narrative 23
Cynthia Damon
2 Roman Imperial Numismatics 35
William E. Metcalf
3 Documents 45
Traianos Gagos and David S. Potter
4 Art, Architecture, and Archaeology in the Roman Empire 75
Lea Stirling
5 Interdisciplinary Approaches 98
James B. Rives
PART II NARRATIVE 113
6 The Emergence of Monarchy: 44 BCE-96 CE 115
Greg Rowe
7 Rome the Superpower: 96-235 CE 126
Michael Peachin
8 The Transformation of the Empire: 235-337 CE 153
David S. Potter
PART III ADMINISTRATION 175
9 The Administration of the Provinces 177
Clifford Ando
10 The Transformation of Government under Diocletian and Constantine 193
Hugh Elton
11 The Roman Army 206
Nigel Pollard
12 Greek Cities Under Roman Rule 228
Maud W. Gleason
13 Cities and Urban Life in the Western Provinces of the Roman Empire 30 BCE-250 CE 250
Jonathan Edmondson
PART IV SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE 281
14 The Imperial Economy 283
David Mattingly
15 Landlords and Tenants 298
Dennis P. Kehoe
16 The Family 312
Judith Evans Grubbs
17 Sexuality in the Roman Empire 327
Amy Richlin
18 On Food and the Body 354
Veronika E. Grimm
19 Leisure 369
Garrett G. Fagan
20 Spectacle 385
David S. Potter
PART V INTELLECTUAL LIFE 409
21 The Construction of the Past in the Roman Empire 411
Rowland Smith
22 Imperial Poetry 439
K. Sara Myers
23 Greek Fiction 453
Joseph L. Rife
24 Roman Law and Roman History 477
John Matthews
25 Roman Medicine 492
Ann Hanson
26 Philosophy in the Roman Empire 524
Sara Ahbel-Rappe
PART VI RELIGION 541
27 Traditional Cult 543
David Frankfurter
28 Jews and Judaism 70-429 CE 565
Yaron Z. Eliav
29 Christians in the Roman Empire in the First Three Centuries CE 587
Paula Fredriksen
30 Christian Thought 607
Mark Edwards
Bibliography 620
Index 681
Über den Autor
David Potter is Professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Michigan. He has published extensively on the history of the Roman world and appeared on many television programmes concerned with the history of Rome. His most recent publications include Life, Death and Entertainment in the Roman Empire (co-edited with David J. Mattingly, 1999), Literary Texts and the Roman Historian (1999) and The Roman Empire at Bay, AD 180-395(2004)
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