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Author:

Lavan, Myles, 1977-

Title:

Slaves to Rome : paradigms of empire in Roman culture / Myles Lavan.

Publisher:

Cambridge University Press,

Copyright Date:

2013

Description:

xiii, 288 p. ; 23 cm.

Subject:

Latin literature--History and criticism.
Slavery in literature.
Imperialism in literature.
Slaves--Rome.
Elite (Social sciences)--Rome--History.
Latin language--Political aspects--Rome.
Rhetoric, Ancient.
Language and culture--Rome.
Rome--Politics and government--30 B.C.-476 A.D.
HISTORY / Ancient / General.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

1. Romans and allies -- 2. Masters of the world -- 3. Empire and slavery in Tacitus -- 4. Benefactors -- 5. Patrons and protectors -- 6. Addressing the allies

Summary:

"This study in the language of Roman imperialism provides a provocative new perspective on the Roman imperial project. It highlights the prominence of the language of mastery and slavery in Roman descriptions of the conquest and subjection of the provinces. More broadly, it explores how Roman writers turn to paradigmatic modes of dependency familiar from everyday life - not just slavery but also clientage and childhood - in order to describe their authority over, and responsibilities to, the subject population of the provinces. It traces the relative importance of these different models for the imperial project across almost three centuries of Latin literature, from the middle of the first century BCE to the beginning of the third century CE"--Provided by publisher.

Series:

Cambridge classical studies

ISBN:

1107026016 (hardback)
9781107026018 (hardback)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)805892340

LCCN:

2012029701

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)