| Empire of Honour: The Art of Government in the Roman World Contributor(s): Lendon, J. E. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0199247633 ISBN-13: 9780199247639 Publisher: Clarendon Press OUR PRICE: $88.35 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2002 Annotation: Jon Lendon offers a bold new analysis of how Roman government worked in the first four centuries AD. He contends that a despotism rooted in force and fear enjoyed widespread support among the ruling classes of the provinces on the basis of an aristocratic culture of honor shared by rulers and ruled. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome - Political Science | History & Theory - General - Literary Criticism | Ancient And Classical |
| Dewey: 303.35 |
| Lexile Measure: 1680 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.18" W x 8.56" (0.85 lbs) 332 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Jon Lendon offers a bold new analysis of how Roman government worked in the first four centuries AD. He contends that a despotism rooted in force and fear enjoyed widespread support among the ruling classes of the provinces on the basis of an aristocratic culture of honor shared by rulers and ruled. |