Roman rule and civic life : local and regional perspectives / edited by L. de Ligt, E.A. Hemelrijk, H.W. Singor.

"Proceedings of the fourth workshop of the international network Impact of Empire (Roman Empire, c. 200 B.C. - A.D. 476), Leiden, June 25-28, 2003."

Includes bibliographical references.

Preliminary Material / L. de Ligt, E. A. Hemelrijk and H.W. Singor -- Lateinisch, Griechisch, Germanisch ..... ? Wie sprach Rom mit seinen Untertanen? / Werner Eck -- Rome's provinces as framework for world-view / R.J.A. Talbert -- Ruling, inducing, arguing: how to govern (and survive) a Greek province / C. Kokkinia -- The governor as benefactor in Late Antiquity / D. Slootjes -- Direct taxation in western Asia Minor under the early Empire / Luuk de Ligt -- Britain 71-105: advance and retrenchment / Anthony R. Birley -- The end of the Batavian auxiliaries as 'national' units / J.A. van Rossum -- Military identity and personal self-identity in the Roman army / J.C.N. Coulston -- The legend of Decebalus / Christer Bruun -- Funerary epigraphy and the impact of Rome in Italy / Kathryn Lomas -- Town and chora of Thespiae in the imperial age / J.L. Bintliff -- Romanization and some Cilician cults / Hugh Elton (Biaa) -- Grabmonumente als Zeichen des sozialen Aufstiegs der neuen Eliten in den germanischen Provinzen / Renner von Hesberg -- Living like the Romans? Some remarks on domestic architecture in North Africa and Britain / N. de Haan -- Roman actuarial science and Ulpian's life expectancy table / T. de Vries and W.J. Zwalve -- Duae patriae? C. Plinius Caecilius Secundus zwischen germana patria und urbs / Andreas Krieckhaus -- Cultic honours for benefactors in the cities of Asia Minor / J.H.M. Strubbe -- Substitutes for emperors and members of the imperial families as local magistrates / M. Horster -- Notables et élites dans les Trois Gaules / M. Dondin-Payre -- Entre Amphion et Achille réalité et mythologie de la défense d'Athènes du IIIe au IVe siècle après J.-C. / Marco di Branco -- L'elite, les femmes et l'argent dans les provinces hispaniques / Milagros Navarro Caballero -- Methodische Überlegungen zu Frauen in antiken Vereinen / V.E. Hirschmann -- Patronage of cities: the role of women / Emily A. Hemelrijk -- List of illustrations / L. de Ligt, E. A. Hemelrijk and H.W. Singor.

Contents: I. INSTRUMENTS OF IMPERIAL RULE. ECK, W.: Lateinisch, Griechisch, Germanisch ...? Wie sprach Rom met seinen Untertanen? TALBERT, R.: Rome's provinces as framework for world-view. KOKKINIA, C.: Ruling, inducing, arguing: how to govern (and survive) a Greek province. SLOOTJES, D.: The governor as benefactor in Late Antiquity. LIGT, L. DE: Direct taxation in western Asia Minor under the early Empire. II. CONQUEST AND ITS EFFECTS BIRLEY, A.: Britain 71-105: advance and retrenchment. ROSSUM, J.A.. VAN: The end of the Batavian auxiliaries as 'national' units. COULSTON, J.C.N.: Military identity and personal self-identity in the Roman army. BRUUN, C.: The legend of Decebalus. III. ROMANIZATION AND ITS LIMITS LOMAS, K.: Funerary epigraphy and the impact of Rome in Italy. BINTLIFF, J.L.: Town and chôra of Thespiae in the imperial age. ELTON, H.: Romanization and some Cilician cults. HESBERG, H. VON: Grabmonumente als Zeichen des sozialen Aufstiegs der neuen Eliten in den germanischen Provinzen. HAAN, N. DE: Living like the Romans? Some remarks on domestic architecture in North Africa and Britain. IV. URBAN ELITES AND CIVIC LIFE VRIES, T. DE & W.J. ZWALVE: Roman actuarial science and Ulpian's life expectancy table. KRIECKHAUS, A.: Duae Patriae? C. Plinius Caecilius Secundus zwischen germana patria und urbs. STRUBBE, J.H.M.: Cultic honours for benefactors in Asia Minor. HORSTER, M.: Substitutes for emperors and members of the imperial families as local magistrates. DONDIN-PAYRE, M.: Notables et élites dans les Trois Gaules. BRANCO, M. DI: Entre Amphion et Achille: réalité et mythologie de la défense d'Athènes du IIIe au IVe siècle. NAVARRO CABALLERO, M.: L'élite, les femmes et l'argent dans les provinces hispaniques. HIRSCHMANN, V.: Methodische Überlegungen zu Frauen in antiken Vereinen. HEMELRIJK, E.: Patronage of cities: the role of women.

16 English, 4 German and 3 French contributions.