Slaves to rome : paradigms of empire in Roman culture / Myles Lavan.
Material type: TextSeries: Cambridge classical studiesPublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2013.Description: 1 online resource (304 pages)Content type:- text
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- Elite (Social sciences) -- Rome -- History
- Imperialism in literature
- Language and culture -- Rome
- Latin language -- Political aspects -- Rome
- Latin literature -- History and criticism
- Rhetoric, Ancient
- Rome -- Politics and government -- 30 B.C.-476 A.D
- Slavery in literature
- Slaves -- Rome
- Élite (Sciences sociales) -- Rome -- Histoire
- Impérialisme dans la littérature
- Langage et culture -- Rome
- Latin (Langue) -- Aspect politique -- Rome
- Littérature latine -- Histoire et critique
- Rhétorique ancienne
- Rome -- Politique et gouvernement -- 30 av. J.-C.-476
- Esclavage dans la littérature
- Esclaves -- Rome
- HISTORY -- Ancient -- General
- FOREIGN LANGUAGE STUDY -- Latin
- Elite (Social sciences)
- Imperialism in literature
- Language and culture
- Latin literature
- Politics and government
- Rhetoric, Ancient
- Slavery in literature
- Slaves
- Rome (Empire)
- 30 B.C.-476 A.D
- 878.0108 878/.0108 937.06
- PA6030.S6 L38 2013
- HIS002000
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations and other Conventions; Introduction; Paradigms of power; Scope; The culture of Roman imperialism; An imperial identity; The social imaginary; Summary; 1 Romans and allies; Power and privilege in the Roman empire; peregrini; socii; The Republican background; The rhetoric of the extortion court; The socii after Cicero; prouinciales; The socii in the second century ce; Romans and allies; 2 Masters of the world; The language of slavery; Conquerors and slaves; The yoke of Roman rule; Rebels and slaves; The populus dominus; Slaves to Rome.
The illusion of freedomLater perspectives; Empire and slavery; No prospect of freedom; 3 Empire and slavery in Tacitus; The Agricola; Slavishness; Making slaves; Servile complicity; Britain and Rome; The Batavian revolt (Histories 4-5); The Boudiccan revolt (Annals 14); 4 Benefactors; The ideology of exchange; The bonds of gratitude; Fear and favours; To beg a favour; Pliny on empire and dependency; 5 Patrons and protectors; The language of clientela; Surrender and clientage; Cicero on Rome's patrocinium orbis terrae; Livy on Roman patrocinium; Beyond Cicero and Livy.
From Roma domina to Roma mater6 Addressing the allies; The emperor and the cities; Universal pronouncements; Masters and slaves; Afterword; Works Cited; Index of Passages Discussed; General Index.
Examines how the experience of living with slavery shaped the way that the Roman elite thought about empire.
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