Download or read book Domitian and the Senatorial Order written by Brian W. Jones and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Domitian and the Senatorial Order written by Brian W. Jones and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Suetonius Domitian written by Suetonius and published by Bristol Classical Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An analysis of Suetonius' account of the emperor Domitian. The book provides a detailed commentary on matters of historical importance in the text, together with a discussion of Suetonius' life. A comparison is offered between Suetonius' account and Dio's version. Latin sources are utilized.
Download or read book The Emperor Domitian written by Brian Jones and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Domitian, Emperor of Rome AD 81-96, has traditionally been portrayed as a tyrant, and his later years on the throne as a `reign of terror'. Brian Jones' biography of the emperor, the first ever in English, offers a more balanced interpretation of the life of Domitian, arguing that his foreign policy was realistic, his economic programme rigorously efficient and his supposed persecution of the early Christians non-existent. Central to an understanding of the emperor's policies, Brian Jones proposes, is his relationship with his court, rather than with the senate. Roamn historians will have to take account of this new biography which in part represents a rehabilitation of Domitian.
Download or read book Rewriting Domitian s Tyranny written by So Yeon Bae and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In my dissertation, I argue that the tyrannical image of the Emperor Domitian (r. 81-96 CE) is a literary construct, which needs to be revisited in a wider spectrum of Roman imperial historiography. I believe that Domitian's tainted reputation owes its origin to Augustus' onerous legacy to his successors. Augustus posed as the [civilis princeps], who treated senators as if they were his equals. Despite the Republican [facade], a [princeps] was a monarch who ruled with absolute power. Stuck between the specter of the Republic and the reality of the monarchic Principate, Augustus's successors would be judged by imperial historiographers on how civil they acted toward the Senate. Emperors, such as Domitian, who refused to pay enough deference to the Senate, were condemned as tyrants. Several misconceptions also besmirched Domitian's image. Domitian was considered so arrogant that he requested that he be officially addressed as [dominus et deus noster], but there is no evidence that Domitian incorporated this ostentatious appellation into his official titulature. The label, "Reign of Terror," created by modern scholars to encapsulate Domitian's tyranny, led to another misconception that Domitian must have decimated the Senate. However, my scrutiny of the twelve consular victims listed in Suetonius's [Life of Domitian] and the victims of 93 CE refutes that accusation. I show that Domitian employed those senators in his administration and executed them only when they proved treasonous. Despite the positive depictions of Domitian in the poetry of Martial and Statius, composed during the emperor's lifetime, the hostile accounts written after his death by the senatorial authors, such as Tacitus and Pliny the Younger, became prevalent enough to ossify the image of Domitian as a savage tyrant in Roman imperial historiography. I advocate for recasting the image of Domitian as an ordinary emperor who, because of his adversarial relationship with the Roman aristocrats, would go down in history as one of the worst Roman emperors. In studies on Roman historiography, their biased criteria have so far acknowledged only two impeccably good emperors: the exemplary [civilis princeps] Augustus and the [optimus princeps] Trajan.
Download or read book Nerva and the Roman Succession Crisis of AD 96 99 written by John D. Grainger and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Grainger's detailed study examines a period of intrigue and conspiracy, studies how, why and by whom Domitian was killed and investigates the effects of this dynastic uncertainty and why civil war didn't occur in this time of political upheaval.
Download or read book Imperial Inquisitions written by Steven H. Rutledge and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-01-04 with total page 494 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Delatores (political informants) and accusatores (malicious prosecutors) were a major part of life in imperial Rome. Contemporary sources depict them as cruel and heartless mercenaries, who bore the main responsibility for institutionalising and enforcing the 'tyranny' of the infamous rulers of the early empire, such as Nero, Caligula and Domitian. Stephen Rutledge's study examines the evidence to ask if this is a fair portrayal. Beginning with a detailed examination of the social and political status of known informants and prosecutors, he goes on to investigate their activities - as well as the rewards they could expect. The main areas covered are: * checking government corruption and enforcing certain classes of legislation * blocking opposition and resistance to the emperor in the Senate * acting as a partisan player in factional strife in the imperial family * protecting the emperor against conspiracy. The book includes a comprehensive guide to every known political informant under the early empire, with their name, all the relevant primary and secondary sources, and an individual biography.
Download or read book The Histories written by Cornelius Tacitus and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1999 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In The Histories, Cornelius Tacitus, widely regarded as the greatest of all Roman historians, describes the murderous 'year of the four emperors' - A.D. 69. This is a revised edition of W.H. Fyfe's classic translation.
Download or read book Domitian written by Pat Southern and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-12-02 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first ever study to assess Emperor Domitian from a psychological point of view and covers his entire career from the early years and the civil war AD through the imperial rule to the dark years and the psychology of suspicion. Pat Southern strips away hyperbole and sensationalism from the literary record, revealing an individual who caused undoubted suffering which must be accounted for.
Download or read book A History of the Roman Equestrian Order written by Caillan Davenport and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 1088 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Roman social hierarchy, the equestrian order stood second only to the senatorial aristocracy in status and prestige. Throughout more than a thousand years of Roman history, equestrians played prominent roles in the Roman government, army, and society as cavalrymen, officers, businessmen, tax collectors, jurors, administrators, and writers. This book offers the first comprehensive history of the equestrian order, covering the period from the eighth century BC to the fifth century AD. It examines how Rome's cavalry became the equestrian order during the Republican period, before analysing how imperial rule transformed the role of equestrians in government. Using literary and documentary evidence, the book demonstrates the vital social function which the equestrian order filled in the Roman world, and how this was shaped by the transformation of the Roman state itself.
Download or read book From Polis to Empire The Ancient World c 800 B C A D 500 written by Andrew G. Traver and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2001-09-30 with total page 479 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covering the very beginnings of Western civilization, this biographical dictionary introduces readers to the great cultural figures of the ancient world, including those who contributed significantly to architecture, astronomy, history, literature, mathematics, philosophy, painting, sculpture, and theology. While focusing on great cultural figures of the Mediterranean basin, such as Homer, Sophocles, and Aristophanes, the volume also includes those who impinged on Greco-Roman Civilization such as Hannibal Barca and King Darius of Persia. Showing how the era's intellectual milieu was interwoven with its political agenda, the book also includes entries on major political and military figures, pointing to their cultural as well as their political contributions. With 480 entries, the book is an excellent basic reference for students seeking an understanding of the ancient world. Going from polis to empire, the years from 800 BC to AD 500 include the archaic period of the eastern Mediterranean, the Greek classical period, the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, and Rome's evolution from a republic to an empire dominating the entire Western world. A Jewish carpenter, living at the edge of the Roman Empire, preached a message with profound implications for the Roman State and Western religion. Providing a quick and easy reference to people who lived in this world, this book profiles the men and women who contributed to the development, growth, and culture of Western civilization. Most of the subjects were native to the Mediterranean basin, including Asia Minor, Greece, Italy, southern Gaul, Spain, North Africa, and Phoenicia, but the book also includes important Persians, Celts, Germanic peoples, and Huns. The book provides valuable background information for anyone interested in the birth of Western culture.
Download or read book Domitian s Rome and the Augustan Legacy written by Raymond Marks and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2021-09-21 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Combines material and literary cultural approaches to the study of the reception of Augustus and his age during the reign of the emperor Domitian
Download or read book Annals of Tacitus written by Cornelius Tacitus and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1907 with total page 686 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Domitia and Domitian written by David Corson and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2000-08 with total page 718 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spanning events that include the eruption of Vesuvius and the burying of Pompeii, the opening of the Colosseum, the beginnning of the Jewish Diaspora, the destruction of Jerusalem, Masada, the Great Fire, and the first appearance of Christians at Rome, this novel follows the true story of a girl and a boy in the first century. Domitia is the daughter of Rome''s most famous general. She becomes one of the most influential empresses in Rome''s history. Her consort is the son of a country mule-trader who founds the second dynasty at Rome. Together the couple give the Empire a period of rule unmatched in justice and good order, despite the treachery and horrors that surround them
Download or read book The Annals written by Cornelius Tacitus and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2008-06-12 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'He was atrocious in his brutality, but his lechery was kept hidden... In the end, he erupted into an orgy of crime and ignominy alike' Such is Tacitus' obituary of Tiberius, and he is no less caustic in his opinion of the weak and cuckolded Claudius and the 'artist' Nero. The Annals is a gripping account of the Roman emperors who followed Augustus, the founder of the imperial system, and of the murders, sycophancy, plotting, and oppression that marked this period in Rome. Tacitus provides the earliest and most detailed account of Boudicca's rebellion in Britain, and his history also relates the great fire of Rome in the reign of Nero, and the persecution of the Christians that followed. He deplores the depravity of the emperors, whose behaviour he sees as proof of the corrupting force of absolute power. J. C. Yardley's translation is vivid and accurate, and Anthony A. Barrett's introduction and notes provide invaluable historical and cultural context. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Download or read book Trajan written by Julian Bennett and published by Indiana University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Form and Function in Roman Oratory written by D. H. Berry and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2010-07-29 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the interplay of form and function in both real and fictional oratory at Rome.
