2001, ISBN: 9780415237000

[PU: London and New York: Routledge], XIII, 416 p. Cloth with dustjacket. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of t… Mehr…

[PU: London and New York: Routledge], XIII, 416 p. Cloth with dustjacket. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag berieben, sonst sehr guter Zustand / dust jacket rubbed, otherwise very good condition. - In the popular imagination, the Roman Empire in the first century AD is seen as an age of harsh repression by colorful despots such as Tiberius, Caligula and Nero. Contemporary sources portray political informants and malicious prosecutors as characters created by and feeding off the atmosphere of ambition and fear produced by the imperial system, motivated by financial reward and political advancement to incriminate their fellow citizens guilty or innocent - on charges ranging from attempts to incite rebellion against the emperor to writing works seen as subversive to his rule. Imperial Inquisitions is the first general study of these men and their activities. Starting with a critical investigation of the sources, it offers an exhaustive survey of the social, economic, legal and political dynamics involved, backed up by an examination of all prosecutions presented as malicious from AD 14 to 96. A valuable biographical survey of all the known prosecutors and informants of the period is also included. What results is a controversial and'compelling alternative to the generally accepted picture.The author shows that the act of prosecution was grounded deeply in Roman culture before the principate, and should not be seen as a peculiarly imperial phenomenon. He questions the extent of the contribution of informers and prosecutors to the alleged tyranny of the first century AD, and argues for a more sceptical approach to the fates of those seen as martyrs to imperial collaborators. With its challenge to the validity of any comparison between the rule of the Caesars and the modern police state, this powerful contribution to the study of Roman history will also further the debate on todays understanding of the concepts of freedom and tyranny. / CONTENTS Preface and acknowledgements Abbreviations PART I 1 Introduction The course and context of the study Sources The subject: defining the delator The process Conclusion 2 Political and social advancement Political and social advancement: who advanced? Financial rewards Political competition Conclusion 3 Exercendas leges esse: delatores and law enforcement Marriage and morality Provincial administration Civil and fiscal crimes Conclusion 4 Senatorial opposition and resistance I: Tiberius to Claudius Tiberius Gaius Caligula Claudius 5 Senatorial opposition and resistance II: Nero to Domitian Nero The year of the four emperors Vespasian and Titus Domitian Conclusion 6 The domus principis: delatores and factionalism in the imperial family Tiberius Claudius Nero The Flavians Conclusion 7 Conspiracy Tiberius Gaius Caligula Claudius Nero The year 69 and the Flavians Conclusion 8 Epilogue: continuity and change PART II Delatores: a prosopographical survey Appendices Glossary Notes Bibliography Index. ISBN 9780415237000, DE, [SC: 4.50], gebraucht gut, gewerbliches Angebot, [GW: 792g], Banküberweisung, Offene Rechnung, PayPal, Internationaler Versand<

2001, ISBN: 0415237009

[EAN: 9780415237000], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.5], [PU: London and New York: Routledge], Jacket, XIII, 416 p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Heraus… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780415237000], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 4.5], [PU: London and New York: Routledge], Jacket, XIII, 416 p. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag berieben, sonst sehr guter Zustand / dust jacket rubbed, otherwise very good condition. - In the popular imagination, the Roman Empire in the first century AD is seen as an age of harsh repression by colorful despots such as Tiberius, Caligula and Nero. Contemporary sources portray political informants and malicious prosecutors as characters created by and feeding off the atmosphere of ambition and fear produced by the imperial system, motivated by financial reward and political advancement to incriminate their fellow citizens — guilty or innocent - on charges ranging from attempts to incite rebellion against the emperor to writing works seen as subversive to his rule. Imperial Inquisitions is the first general study of these men and their activities. Starting with a critical investigation of the sources, it offers an exhaustive survey of the social, economic, legal and political dynamics involved, backed up by an examination of all prosecutions presented as malicious from AD 14 to 96. A valuable biographical survey of all the known prosecutors and informants of the period is also included. What results is a controversial and'compelling alternative to the generally accepted picture.The author shows that the act of prosecution was grounded deeply in Roman culture before the principate, and should not be seen as a peculiarly imperial phenomenon. He questions the extent of the contribution of informers and prosecutors to the alleged tyranny of the first century AD, and argues for a more sceptical approach to the fates of those seen as martyrs to imperial collaborators. With its challenge to the validity of any comparison between the rule of the Caesars and the modern police state, this powerful contribution to the study of Roman history will also further the debate on today’s understanding of the concepts of freedom and tyranny. / CONTENTS Preface and acknowledgements Abbreviations PART I 1 Introduction The course and context of the study Sources The subject: defining the delator The process Conclusion 2 Political and social advancement Political and social advancement: who advanced? Financial rewards Political competition Conclusion 3 Exercendas leges esse: delatores and law enforcement Marriage and morality Provincial administration Civil and fiscal crimes Conclusion 4 Senatorial opposition and resistance I: Tiberius to Claudius Tiberius Gaius Caligula Claudius 5 Senatorial opposition and resistance II: Nero to Domitian Nero The year of the four emperors Vespasian and Titus Domitian Conclusion 6 The domus principis: delatores and factionalism in the imperial family Tiberius Claudius Nero The Flavians Conclusion 7 Conspiracy Tiberius Gaius Caligula Claudius Nero The year 69 and the Flavians Conclusion 8 Epilogue: continuity and change PART II Delatores: a prosopographical survey Appendices Glossary Notes Bibliography Index. ISBN 9780415237000 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 792, Books<

2001, ISBN: 9780415237000

XIII, 416 p. Cloth with dustjacket. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From t… Mehr…

XIII, 416 p. Cloth with dustjacket. Aus der Bibliothek von Prof. Wolfgang Haase, langjährigem Herausgeber der ANRW und des International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT) / From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Schutzumschlag berieben, sonst sehr guter Zustand / dust jacket rubbed, otherwise very good condition. - In the popular imagination, the Roman Empire in the first century AD is seen as an age of harsh repression by colorful despots such as Tiberius, Caligula and Nero. Contemporary sources portray political informants and malicious prosecutors as characters created by and feeding off the atmosphere of ambition and fear produced by the imperial system, motivated by financial reward and political advancement to incriminate their fellow citizens guilty or innocent - on charges ranging from attempts to incite rebellion against the emperor to writing works seen as subversive to his rule. Imperial Inquisitions is the first general study of these men and their activities. Starting with a critical investigation of the sources, it offers an exhaustive survey of the social, economic, legal and political dynamics involved, backed up by an examination of all prosecutions presented as malicious from AD 14 to 96. A valuable biographical survey of all the known prosecutors and informants of the period is also included. What results is a controversial and'compelling alternative to the generally accepted picture.The author shows that the act of prosecution was grounded deeply in Roman culture before the principate, and should not be seen as a peculiarly imperial phenomenon. He questions the extent of the contribution of informers and prosecutors to the alleged tyranny of the first century AD, and argues for a more sceptical approach to the fates of those seen as martyrs to imperial collaborators. With its challenge to the validity of any comparison between the rule of the Caesars and the modern police state, this powerful contribution to the study of Roman history will also further the debate on todays understanding of the concepts of freedom and tyranny. / CONTENTS Preface and acknowledgements Abbreviations PART I 1 Introduction The course and context of the study Sources The subject: defining the delator The process Conclusion 2 Political and social advancement Political and social advancement: who advanced? Financial rewards Political competition Conclusion 3 Exercendas leges esse: delatores and law enforcement Marriage and morality Provincial administration Civil and fiscal crimes Conclusion 4 Senatorial opposition and resistance I: Tiberius to Claudius Tiberius Gaius Caligula Claudius 5 Senatorial opposition and resistance II: Nero to Domitian Nero The year of the four emperors Vespasian and Titus Domitian Conclusion 6 The domus principis: delatores and factionalism in the imperial family Tiberius Claudius Nero The Flavians Conclusion 7 Conspiracy Tiberius Gaius Caligula Claudius Nero The year 69 and the Flavians Conclusion 8 Epilogue: continuity and change PART II Delatores: a prosopographical survey Appendices Glossary Notes Bibliography Index. ISBN 9780415237000 Versand D: 5,50 EUR , [PU:London and New York: Routledge,]<

2001, ISBN: 9780415237000

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Taylor & Francis Ltd, Gebundene Ausgabe, 432 Seiten, Publiziert: 2001-05-01T00:00:01Z, Produktgruppe: Buch, 1 kg, Buchgeschichte, Bücher & Interpretationen, Literaturgeschichte & -kritik, Literatur & Fiktion, Kategorien, Bücher, Militärwissenschaft, Sozialwissenschaft, Fachbücher, Film, Kunst & Kultur, Antike, Geschichte, Gesellschaft & Individuum, Lexika, Hand- & Jahrbücher, Schule & Lernen, Allgemein, Europa, Geschichte nach Ländern, Politik & Geschichte, Vor- & Frühgeschichte, Epochen, Klassische Antike, Griechenland, Römisches Reich, Geschichte allgemein, Allgemeines, Geburt, Frauen, Gesundheit & Medizin, Ratgeber, Taylor & Francis Ltd, 2001<