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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Table of Contents:

Introduction: Communis Patria
PART 1. ANCIENT AND MODERN CONTEXTS
Ideology in the Roman Empire
The Roman Achievement in Ancient Thought
PART 2. CONSENSUS AND COMMUNICATION
The Communicative Actions of the Roman Government
Consensus in Theory and Practice
The Creation of Consensus
Images of Emperor and Empire
PART 3. FROM IMPERIUM TO PATRIA
Orbis Terrarum and Orbis Romanus
The King Is a Body Politick ... for that a Body Politique Never Dieth
Conclusion: Singulare et Unicum Imperium.

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

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