Book contents
- Caesar Rules
- Caesar Rules
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Graphs
- Preface
- Timeline
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Portraying the Roman Emperor
- 2 Playing Imperial Roles
- 3 Being around the Emperor
- 4 The Emperor in the Capital and Provinces
- Conclusions
- Appendix
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index of Persons and Places
- General Index
Introduction
Emperors and Expectations
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 23 November 2022
- Caesar Rules
- Caesar Rules
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Epigraph
- Contents
- Figures
- Maps
- Graphs
- Preface
- Timeline
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- 1 Portraying the Roman Emperor
- 2 Playing Imperial Roles
- 3 Being around the Emperor
- 4 The Emperor in the Capital and Provinces
- Conclusions
- Appendix
- Glossary
- Bibliography
- Index of Persons and Places
- General Index
Summary
This introductions sets out the key notions underlying a systematic analysis of Roman emperorship over six centuries. It focuses on the sources available for such an analysis and the pitfals in using them. Much attention is paid to the way Roman emperors were remembered, and how these expectations influenced the actions of later emperors.
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- Caesar RulesThe Emperor in the Changing Roman World (c. 50 BC – AD 565), pp. 1 - 22Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022