Imperial ideology and provincial loyalty in the Roman Empire

Imperial ideology and provincial loyalty in the Roman Empire / Clifford Ando.

This text examines why and how the Roman empire lasted so long. In studying the bureaucracy behind it, the author argues that the longevity of the empire rested not on military power but on a gradually realized consensus that Roman rule was justified.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ando, Clifford, 1969-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, c2000.
Series:Classics and contemporary thought ; 6.
Subjects:
30 B.C.-476 A.D
Allegiance > Rome.
Roman provinces > Administration.
Political stability > Rome.
HISTORY > Ancient.
HISTORY > Ancient > General.
Allegiance
Cultural policy > Influence
Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
Political stability
Roman provinces > Administration
Provinz
Loyalität
Politische Kommunikation
Provinzialverwaltung
Centralisme.
Provincies.
Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D. > Influence.
Rome > Cultural policy > Influence.
Rome (Empire)
Römisches Reich
Romeinse rijk.
History
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Description
Summary:This text examines why and how the Roman empire lasted so long. In studying the bureaucracy behind it, the author argues that the longevity of the empire rested not on military power but on a gradually realized consensus that Roman rule was justified.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxi, 494 p.)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-449) and indexes.
ISBN:9780520923720
0520923723
0585394598
9780585394596
Language:English.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.

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