Government, Society, and Culture in the Roman Empire.

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- Abbreviations -- Part I. The Imperial Government -- 1. Emperors atWork -- 2. Trajan: Government by Correspondence -- Introduction -- Trajan's Correspondence from the Frontier -- Pliny and Trajan -- Conclusion -- Appendix -- 3. The Fiscus in the First Two Centuries -- Imperial Properties -- The Fiscus in Litigation -- Bona Caduca (Unclaimed Property) -- Bona Damnatorum (Property of Persons Condemned on Criminal Charge) -- Fines and Penalties -- Extraordinary Taxes -- Benefactions -- Conclusion -- 4. The Aerarium and Its O.cials under the Empire -- The Building -- The Officials -- Non-Financial Documents -- Farming Out (Locatio) of Public Contracts -- Debts to the State -- The Accounts of Promagistrates -- Cash Payments -- Financial Decisions -- Conclusion -- 5. Cash Distributions in Rome and Imperial Minting -- 6. Epictetus and the Imperial Court -- Postscript -- 7. Condemnation to Hard Labour in the Roman Empire, from the Julio-Claudians to Constantine -- Introduction -- Beating and Cruel Forms of Execution -- Carcer or Custodia, and Vincula -- The Nature of Opus Publicum -- Condemnation to the Mines or Quarries: Metallum, Opus Metalli, and Ministerium Metallicorum -- Pistrinum -- Gynaecea and Other Manufacturing Establishments -- Conclusions -- 8. The Equestrian Career under the Empire -- 9. Emperors, Frontiers, and Foreign Relations, 31 B.C. to A.D. 378 -- Introduction -- The Agents of Decision -- Communication and Responsibility -- The Concentration of Strategic Decision Making -- Information and Conceptual Frameworks -- Conclusion -- 10. Government and Diplomacy in the Roman Empire during the First Three Centuries -- 11. Emperors, Kings, and Subjects: The Politics of Two-Level Sovereignty -- Dependent Kingdoms in the Early Roman Empire -- The Bosporan Kingdoms and the Empire.

Part II. Society and Culture in the Empire -- 12. Local Cultures in the Roman Empire: Libyan, Punic, and Latin in Roman Africa -- Introduction -- Section I -- Section II -- Section III -- 13. P. Herennius Dexippus: The Greek World and the Third-Century Invasions -- Introduction -- Past and Present in the Greek Renaissance -- Patterns of Greek Historiography in the Second and Third Centuries -- Aspects of Society and Culture in Mid-Third-Century Athens -- The Family of Dexippus -- Dexippus' Life and Career -- Dexippus' Historical Works -- The Scythica -- The Herulian Invasion -- Greek Resistance to the Third-Century Invasions -- 14. The Imperial Cult and the Persecutions -- 15. TheWorld of the Golden Ass -- 16. Empire and City, Augustus to Julian: Obligations, Excuses, and Status -- Introduction -- The Cities under the Early Empire: Obligations and Exemptions -- Service to the State, Citizenship, and Exemption -- Veterans and Immunity -- Ranks, Dignities, and Immunity in the First Three Centuries -- P. Oxy. IX 1204: Aurelius Plutarchus -- Dignitates and Obligations in the Fourth Century -- Former Office-Holders, Status, and Exemption -- Conclusion -- 17. Italy and the Roman Empire: Augustus to Constantine -- 18. Style Abides -- 19. A New Approach to the Roman Jurists -- 20. The Greek East and Roman Law: The Dossier of M. Cn. Licinius Rufinus -- Introduction -- The Inscriptions of Licinius Rufinus -- The Career of Licinius Rufinus -- Licinius Rufinus as A Libellis? -- Learning Latin, Studying Roman Law -- Index -- A-C -- D-E -- F-I -- J-L -- M-S -- T-U.

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