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Caesar rules : the Emperor in the changing Roman world (c. 50 BC - AD 565)

Title
  1. Caesar rules : the Emperor in the changing Roman world (c. 50 BC - AD 565) / Olivier Hekster, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen.
Published by
  1. Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Author
  1. Hekster, Olivier

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Description
  1. xxiii, 400 pages : illustrations (some color); 25 cm
Summary
  1. "For centuries, Roman emperors ruled a vast empire. Yet, at least officially, the emperor did not exist. No one knew exactly what titles he possessed, how he could be portrayed, what exactly he had to do, or how the succession was organised. Everyone knew, however, that the emperor held ultimate power over the empire. There were also expectations about what he should do and be, although these varied throughout the empire and also evolved over time. How did these expectations develop and change? To what degree could an emperor deviate from prevailing norms? And what role did major developments in Roman society - such as the rise of Christianity or the choice of Constantinople as the new capital - play in the ways in which emperors could exercise their rule? This ambitious and engaging book describes the surprising stability of the Roman Empire over more than six centuries of history"--
Alternative title
  1. Emperor in the changing Roman world (c. 50 BC - AD 565)
Subject
  1. 30 B.C.-476 A.D
  2. Emperors > Rome
  3. Emperors
  4. Politics and government
  5. Rome > Politics and government > Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D
  6. Rome (Empire)
Contents
  1. Introduction: Emperors and expectations -- Portraying the Roman Emperor -- Playing imperial roles -- Being around the Emperor -- The Emperor in capital and provinces -- Conclusions: Emperors in a changing world.
Call number
  1. JFF 23-332
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Author
  1. Hekster, Olivier, author.
Title
  1. Caesar rules : the Emperor in the changing Roman world (c. 50 BC - AD 565) / Olivier Hekster, Radboud Universiteit Nijmegen.
Publisher
  1. Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2023.
Type of content
  1. text
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references and index.
Chronological term
  1. 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Other form:
  1. Online version: Hekster, Olivier. Caesar rules Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, [2022] 9781009226776 (DLC) 2022030482
LCCN
  1. 2022030481
ISBN
  1. 9781009226790 (hardcover)
  2. 1009226797 (hardcover)
  3. 9781009226769 (paperback)
  4. 1009226762 (paperback)
  5. 9781009226776 (epub)
Research call number
  1. JFF 23-332
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