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Slaves to Rome: Paradigms of Empire in Roman Culture

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Slaves to Rome: Paradigms of Empire in Roman Culture
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Myles Lavan
SeriesCambridge Classical Studies
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 228,Width 152
Category/GenreLiterary studies - classical, early and medieval
ISBN/Barcode 9781107674448
ClassificationsDewey:937.06
Audience
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Cambridge University Press
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publication Date 15 September 2016
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This study in the language of Roman imperialism provides a provocative new perspective on the Roman imperial project. It highlights the prominence of the language of mastery and slavery in Roman descriptions of the conquest and subjection of the provinces. More broadly, it explores how Roman writers turn to paradigmatic modes of dependency familiar from everyday life - not just slavery but also clientage and childhood - in order to describe their authority over, and responsibilities to, the subject population of the provinces. It traces the relative importance of these different models for the imperial project across almost three centuries of Latin literature, from the middle of the first century BCE to the beginning of the third century CE.

Author Biography

Myles Lavan is Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of St Andrews.