Politics and Society in Imperial Rome

"This valuable book offers a fresh examination of the structure ofRoman imperial government. By concentrating on the dual aspect ofthe imperial regimethe one part descending from the institutions ofthe Republic, the other emerging from the household of theemperorsWinterling frames his issue with admirable clarity.

Informationen zum Autor Aloys Winterling is Professor for Ancient History at the Humboldt University of Berlin. He was previously Professor of Ancient History at the University of Basel. Klappentext Politics and Society in Imperial Rome offers fresh new interpretations of the politics, society, and culture Rome's imperial era.* Argues that the early principate was fundamentally incompatible with the persisting structures of the Roman Republic* Demonstrates how these contradictory systems affected the development of Roman society* Includes case studies on the imperial court and the emperor Caligula, as well as chapters on the scholarship of Theodor Mommsen and Christian Meier Zusammenfassung "This valuable book offers a fresh examination of the structure of Roman imperial government. By concentrating on the dual aspect of the imperial regimethe one part descending from the institutions of the Republic, the other emerging from the household of the emperorsWinterling frames his issue with admirable clarity. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction: Toward a New Interpretation of Imperial Rome. Part I: Paradoxical Structures: 2. "State," "Society," and Political Integration. 3. Friendship and Patron-Client Relations. 4. "Public" and "Private". Part II: Two Cases in Point: 5. A Court without "State." The aula Caesaris. 6. Meaningful Madness. The Emperor Caligula. Part III: Academic Approaches: 7. Theodor Mommsen's Theory of "Dyarchia". 8. Christian Meier's "Crisis without Alternative" in Ancient Rome. Editorial Note. Index.

Autorentext
Aloys Winterling is Professor for Ancient History at the Humboldt University of Berlin. He was previously Professor of Ancient History at the University of Basel.

Klappentext
Politics and Society in Imperial Rome offers fresh new interpretations of the politics, society, and culture Rome's imperial era. * Argues that the early principate was fundamentally incompatible with the persisting structures of the Roman Republic * Demonstrates how these contradictory systems affected the development of Roman society * Includes case studies on the imperial court and the emperor Caligula, as well as chapters on the scholarship of Theodor Mommsen and Christian Meier

Zusammenfassung
"This valuable book offers a fresh examination of the structure of Roman imperial government. By concentrating on the dual aspect of the imperial regimethe one part descending from the institutions of the Republic, the other emerging from the household of the emperorsWinterling frames his issue with admirable clarity.

Inhalt
1. Introduction: Toward a New Interpretation of Imperial Rome. Part I: Paradoxical Structures: 2. "State," "Society," and Political Integration. 3. Friendship and Patron-Client Relations. 4. "Public" and "Private". Part II: Two Cases in Point: 5. A Court without "State." The aula Caesaris. 6. Meaningful Madness. The Emperor Caligula. Part III: Academic Approaches: 7. Theodor Mommsen's Theory of "Dyarchia". 8. Christian Meier's "Crisis without Alternative" in Ancient Rome. Editorial Note. Index.

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