Urban space and aristocratic power in late antique Rome : AD 270-535

Urban space and aristocratic power in late antique Rome : AD 270-535 / Carlos Machado.

Between 270 and 535 AD the city of Rome experienced dramatic changes. The once glorious imperial capital was transformed into the much humbler centre of western Christendom in a process that redefined its political importance, size, and identity. Urban Space and Aristocratic Power in Late Antique Ro...

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Main Author: Machado, Carlos, 1973- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Oxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
284-476
Power (Social sciences) > Rome > History.
Aristocracy (Political science) > Rome.
Aristocracy (Social class) > Rome.
City and town life > Rome.
Aristocracy (Political science)
Aristocracy (Social class)
City and town life
Power (Social sciences)
Rome > History > Empire, 284-476.
Rome (Empire)
History
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Aristocrats, imperial institutions, and the topography of power
  • Building Late Antique Rome
  • Emperors and senators in the Roman forum
  • Festivals, ceremonies, and the commemmoration of power
  • The redefinition of religious life
  • Senatorial houses as centres of power
  • Aristocratic power and politics in the domestic sphere
  • Conclusion.

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