The Roman imperial court in the Principate and late antiquity / edited by Caillan Davenport and Meaghan McEvoy.
| Other author | Davenport, Caillan, 1981 |
| Other author | McEvoy, Meaghan, 1981 |
| Other author | Oxford University Press. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Oxford, United Kingdom ; New York, NY, United States of America : Oxford University Press, [2023] |
| Description | xvi, 405 pages illustrations 24 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Oxford Scholarship Online |
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| Physical medium | illustrations |
| Contents | Introduction : Connecting Courts, Caillan Davenport and Meaghan McEvoy -- Part I : Ritual and Spatial Dynamics. Great King or civilis princeps? Monarchical Ideals and Daily Interaction in the Reign of Antoninus Pius / Christoph Michels -- Changing the Guard: Guard Units and Roman State Ceremonial in the First to the Fourth Century / Christian Rollinger -- Cities, Palaces, and the Tetrarchic Imperial Courts / Verena Jaeschke and Caillan Davenport -- The Court in Constantinople Facing the Death of the Emperor / Audrey Becker -- Part II : Individual and Community at Court. Was the Roman Imperial Court an 'Emotional Community'? / Benjamin Kelly -- Jurists as Courtiers from Augustus to Justinian / Jill Harries -- Court Construction and Regime Change in the Mid-Fourth Century / Kevin Feeney -- Representatives and Co-Rulers: Sharing the Imperial Limelight: The Age of the Magister Militum / Meaghan McEvoy -- Representatives and Co-Rulers: Imperial Women and the Court in Late Antiquity / Anja Busch -- Part III : The Politics of Access. Dynamics of Power: The Nestorian Controversy, the Council of Beyond the Veil: Athanasius at the Court of Constans / Fabian Schulz -- Dynamics of Power: The Nestorian Controversy, the Council of Ephesus of 431, and the Eastern Imperial Court / Daniëlle Slootjes -- Splendid Isolation: Secluded Emperors and the Spectre of 'Oriental' Despotism / Martijn Icks -- Envisioning Audiences at the Roman Imperial Court / Caillan Davenport -- Part IV : Comparative Perspectives. The Evolution of the Roman Imperial Court in Historical Context / Caillan Davenport and Meaghan McEvoy |
| Abstract | "The Roman Imperial Court in the Principate and Late Antiquity examines the Roman imperial court as a social and political institution in both the Principate and Late Antiquity. By analysing these two periods, which are usually treated separately in studies of the Roman court, it considers continuities, changes, and connections in the six hundred years between the reigns of Augustus and Justinian.Thirteen case studies are presented. Some take a thematic approach, analysing specific aspects such as the appointment of jurists, the role of guard units, or stories told about the court, over several centuries. Others concentrate on specific periods, individuals, or office holders, like the role of women and generals in the fifth century AD, while paying attention to their wider historical significance. The volume concludes with a chapter placing the evolution of the Roman imperial court in comparative perspective using insights from scholarship on other Eurasian monarchical courts. It shows that the long-term transformation of the Roman imperial court did not follow a straightforward and linear course, but came about as the result of negotiation, experimentation, and adaptation."-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 359-399) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2023938867 |
| ISBN | 9780192865236 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0192865234 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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