Civic Patronage in the Roman Empire : Civic Patronage in the Roman Empire.

By: Nicols, JohnMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Mnemosyne, Supplements, History and Archaeology of Classical Antiquity SerPublisher: Leiden : BRILL, 2013Copyright date: ©2014Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (362 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9789004261716Subject(s): Community life -- Rome -- History | Exchange -- Rome -- History | Patron and client -- Rome -- History | Power (Social sciences) -- Rome -- History | Rome -- Antiquities | Rome -- Politics and government | Rome -- Social conditionsGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: Civic Patronage in the Roman Empire : Civic Patronage in the Roman EmpireDDC classification: 305.5/220937 LOC classification: DG83.3.N52 2013ebOnline resources: Click to View
Contents:
Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- List of Tables and Graphs -- Some Representative Texts -- Chapter One. Introduction -- 1.1. Varieties of Patronage -- 1.2. On the Theory and Practice of Patronage in Modern Scholarship -- 1.3. On the Nature of Exchange -- 1.4. Concerning Evidence and Methods -- 1.5. Redefining Civic Patronage and {Patrocinium Publicum} -- 1.6. On Cause and Effect / Mutual Reinforcement -- 1.7. Central Issues and Questions -- 1.8. On the Organization of This Monograph -- Chapter Two. Civic Patronage in the Late Republic -- 2.1. Patrocinium and Clientela in CaesarÕs Bellum Gallicum -- 2.2. Caesar, Pompeius and the Patronage of Massilia -- 2.3. The Spanish/ {Clientelae} of Pompeius and Caesar -- 2.3.1. The Clientele of Pompeius -- 2.3.2. The Clientele of Caesar -- 2.3.3. CaesarÕs First Settlement of Spain -- 2.3.4. Caesar and the Spanish Communities after Ilerda -- 2.4. Italian/ {Clientelae} in the Late Republic -- 2.4.1. Quinctius C. f. Valgus and Aeclanum -- 2.4.2. Sulla and Pompeii -- 2.4.3. Cicero and His Clients in Capua and Reate -- 2.4.4. The Clientele of Pompeius in Picenum -- 2.4.5. Patrons and Client Communities After CaesarÕs Death -- 2.5. Patronage of the Greek Cities of the East -- 2.6. Conclusion -- Chapter Three. Augustus and Civic Patronage -- 3.1. The Theory and Practice of Civic Patronage in the Age of Augustus -- 3.2. The/ {Princeps} and the Imperial Family -- 3.3. {Aemulatio principis}: Civic Patronage and the Urban Policy of Augustus -- 3.4. Patronage and Urban Policy -- 3.5. Patronage in the Principate of Augustus: The Question of Status -- 3.6. The Fate of the Civic/ {Clientelae} of the Republican Nobility -- 3.7. Mutual Obligations -- Chapter Four. Civic Patronage in the Principate -- 4.1. Civic Patronage in the Literary Evidence of the Principate -- 4.2. Pliny and His Client Communities.
4.2.1. Pliny and Tifernum -- 4.2.2. Pliny and the Baetici -- 4.2.3. Pliny and Firmum -- 4.2.4. Pliny and Comum -- 4.2.5. Patronage and Benefaction in PlinyÕs Letters -- 4.3. Fronto and Cirta -- 4.4. Epictetus and the Patron of Cnossos -- 4.5. Tacitus on the Limits of Civic Patronage -- 4.6. Conclusion -- Chapter Five. Civic Patronage in the Verrines -- 5.0. Introduction -- 5.1. The Working of Patronage in the/ {Verrines} -- 5.1.1. {Patronus causae} -- 5.1.2. The Patrons of the Sicilian Communities -- 5.1.3. The Patrons of the Province -- 5.1.4. The Patrons of Communities -- 5.1.5. The Patrons of Individuals -- 5.1.6. Conclusions -- 5.2. The Working of/ {Hospitium} -- 5.2.1. The/ {Hospites} -- 5.2.2. Equality and Inequality -- 5.2.3. {Hospitium} and/ {Proxenia} -- 5.2.4. {Publice} and/ {Privatim} -- 5.2.5. The Initiation of the Relationship -- 5.2.6. The Duties of the/ {Hospites} -- 5.2.7. The Violation of/ {Hospitium} -- 5.2.8. The Renunciation of/ {Hospitium} -- 5.3. Cicero and the Sicilians -- 5.4. The Representation of/ {Patrocinium} and/ {Hospitium} -- 5.4.1. Statues and Inscriptions ({monumenta}) -- 5.4.2. {Laudationes} and/ {Legationes} -- 5.5. Conclusions -- Chapter Six. Civic Patronage in Roman Law -- 6.1. The Regulations of the Central Government -- 6.1.1. The Request of the Sicilians in 70kern .1em{ ontstyle ={--sc} ontstylefeature ={+smcp -- }edef Brill--4{Brill--4}edef Brill--4 at11.04124pt{Brill--4 at11.04124pt}Brill--4 at11.04124pt spaceskip = ontdimen 2Brill--4 at11.04124pt plus ontdimen 3Brill--4 at11.04124pt minus ontdimen 4Brill--4 at11.04124pt elax lowercase {bc}} -- 6.1.2. The Ô{lex Julia repetundarum}Õ of 59kern .1em{ ontstyle ={--sc} ontstylefeature ={+smcp.
}edef Brill--4{Brill--4}edef Brill--4 at11.04124pt{Brill--4 at11.04124pt}Brill--4 at11.04124pt spaceskip = ontdimen 2Brill--4 at11.04124pt plus ontdimen 3Brill--4 at11.04124pt minus ontdimen 4Brill--4 at11.04124pt elax lowercase {bc}} -- 6.1.3. Augustan Legislation of { ontstyle ={--sc} ontstylefeature ={+smcp -- }edef Brill--4{Brill--4}edef Brill--4 at11.04124pt{Brill--4 at11.04124pt}Brill--4 at11.04124pt spaceskip = ontdimen 2Brill--4 at11.04124pt plus ontdimen 3Brill--4 at11.04124pt minus ontdimen 4Brill--4 at11.04124pt elax lowercase {ad}}kern .1em11 -- 6.1.4. The Epigraphical Record -- 6.1.5. Patterns and Anomalies -- 6.2. Other Regulations -- 6.2.1. The Regulations in Municipal Charters -- 6.2.2. Municipal Decrees -- 6.3. The Effectiveness of the Legislation -- 6.4. Conclusions -- Chapter Seven. Civic Patronage in the Epigraphical Record -- 7.0. Introduction -- 7.1. General Characteristics of the Data -- 7.2. Some Regional Variations -- 7.3. Observations on the Rank of the Patron and Status of the Client -- 7.4. Municipal Patrons of Other Ranks -- 7.4.1. Women as Civic patrons -- 7.4.2. Freedmen as Civic Patrons -- 7.4.3. Client Kings as Municipal Patrons -- 7.5. Benefactions -- 7.5.1. The Preference for Generalities -- 7.5.2. From the General to the Specific -- 7.5.3. Administrative Activities of the Patron -- 7.5.4. Other Forms of Benefaction -- 7.6. Reflections on the Epigraphical Record -- Chapter Eight. Patronage and the Patrons of Canusium: A Case Study -- 8.1. The Problem and the City -- 8.2. The Text and Its Characteristics -- 8.3. The Ranking of the Patrons of Canusium -- 8.1.1. Imperial Prefects as Patrons (Nos.penalty @M 1--5) -- 8.3.2. Patrons of Consular Rank -- 8.3.3. The Ranking of Prefects and Consulars -- 8.3.4. The Patrons of Praetorian Rank -- 8.3.5. Patrons of Lower Senatorial Rank -- 8.3.6. Patrons of Equestrian Rank.
8.4. The Needs and Expectations of the Client Community -- 8.5. Conclusions -- Appendices -- Appendixpenalty @M 1: The Revision of the/ {Album} -- Appendixpenalty @M 2: The Bruttii -- Appendixpenalty @M 3: How Long Was the/ {Album} Displayed? -- Chapter Nine. Reflections on the Evolution of Civic Patronage -- Select Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Persons.
Summary: The Roman Empire of the Principate may be understood as a consortium of communities bound together by ties that were institutional and personal. Civic patrons played a central role in that process by which subjects became citizens.
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Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- List of Tables and Graphs -- Some Representative Texts -- Chapter One. Introduction -- 1.1. Varieties of Patronage -- 1.2. On the Theory and Practice of Patronage in Modern Scholarship -- 1.3. On the Nature of Exchange -- 1.4. Concerning Evidence and Methods -- 1.5. Redefining Civic Patronage and {Patrocinium Publicum} -- 1.6. On Cause and Effect / Mutual Reinforcement -- 1.7. Central Issues and Questions -- 1.8. On the Organization of This Monograph -- Chapter Two. Civic Patronage in the Late Republic -- 2.1. Patrocinium and Clientela in CaesarÕs Bellum Gallicum -- 2.2. Caesar, Pompeius and the Patronage of Massilia -- 2.3. The Spanish/ {Clientelae} of Pompeius and Caesar -- 2.3.1. The Clientele of Pompeius -- 2.3.2. The Clientele of Caesar -- 2.3.3. CaesarÕs First Settlement of Spain -- 2.3.4. Caesar and the Spanish Communities after Ilerda -- 2.4. Italian/ {Clientelae} in the Late Republic -- 2.4.1. Quinctius C. f. Valgus and Aeclanum -- 2.4.2. Sulla and Pompeii -- 2.4.3. Cicero and His Clients in Capua and Reate -- 2.4.4. The Clientele of Pompeius in Picenum -- 2.4.5. Patrons and Client Communities After CaesarÕs Death -- 2.5. Patronage of the Greek Cities of the East -- 2.6. Conclusion -- Chapter Three. Augustus and Civic Patronage -- 3.1. The Theory and Practice of Civic Patronage in the Age of Augustus -- 3.2. The/ {Princeps} and the Imperial Family -- 3.3. {Aemulatio principis}: Civic Patronage and the Urban Policy of Augustus -- 3.4. Patronage and Urban Policy -- 3.5. Patronage in the Principate of Augustus: The Question of Status -- 3.6. The Fate of the Civic/ {Clientelae} of the Republican Nobility -- 3.7. Mutual Obligations -- Chapter Four. Civic Patronage in the Principate -- 4.1. Civic Patronage in the Literary Evidence of the Principate -- 4.2. Pliny and His Client Communities.

4.2.1. Pliny and Tifernum -- 4.2.2. Pliny and the Baetici -- 4.2.3. Pliny and Firmum -- 4.2.4. Pliny and Comum -- 4.2.5. Patronage and Benefaction in PlinyÕs Letters -- 4.3. Fronto and Cirta -- 4.4. Epictetus and the Patron of Cnossos -- 4.5. Tacitus on the Limits of Civic Patronage -- 4.6. Conclusion -- Chapter Five. Civic Patronage in the Verrines -- 5.0. Introduction -- 5.1. The Working of Patronage in the/ {Verrines} -- 5.1.1. {Patronus causae} -- 5.1.2. The Patrons of the Sicilian Communities -- 5.1.3. The Patrons of the Province -- 5.1.4. The Patrons of Communities -- 5.1.5. The Patrons of Individuals -- 5.1.6. Conclusions -- 5.2. The Working of/ {Hospitium} -- 5.2.1. The/ {Hospites} -- 5.2.2. Equality and Inequality -- 5.2.3. {Hospitium} and/ {Proxenia} -- 5.2.4. {Publice} and/ {Privatim} -- 5.2.5. The Initiation of the Relationship -- 5.2.6. The Duties of the/ {Hospites} -- 5.2.7. The Violation of/ {Hospitium} -- 5.2.8. The Renunciation of/ {Hospitium} -- 5.3. Cicero and the Sicilians -- 5.4. The Representation of/ {Patrocinium} and/ {Hospitium} -- 5.4.1. Statues and Inscriptions ({monumenta}) -- 5.4.2. {Laudationes} and/ {Legationes} -- 5.5. Conclusions -- Chapter Six. Civic Patronage in Roman Law -- 6.1. The Regulations of the Central Government -- 6.1.1. The Request of the Sicilians in 70kern .1em{ ontstyle ={--sc} ontstylefeature ={+smcp -- }edef Brill--4{Brill--4}edef Brill--4 at11.04124pt{Brill--4 at11.04124pt}Brill--4 at11.04124pt spaceskip = ontdimen 2Brill--4 at11.04124pt plus ontdimen 3Brill--4 at11.04124pt minus ontdimen 4Brill--4 at11.04124pt elax lowercase {bc}} -- 6.1.2. The Ô{lex Julia repetundarum}Õ of 59kern .1em{ ontstyle ={--sc} ontstylefeature ={+smcp.

}edef Brill--4{Brill--4}edef Brill--4 at11.04124pt{Brill--4 at11.04124pt}Brill--4 at11.04124pt spaceskip = ontdimen 2Brill--4 at11.04124pt plus ontdimen 3Brill--4 at11.04124pt minus ontdimen 4Brill--4 at11.04124pt elax lowercase {bc}} -- 6.1.3. Augustan Legislation of { ontstyle ={--sc} ontstylefeature ={+smcp -- }edef Brill--4{Brill--4}edef Brill--4 at11.04124pt{Brill--4 at11.04124pt}Brill--4 at11.04124pt spaceskip = ontdimen 2Brill--4 at11.04124pt plus ontdimen 3Brill--4 at11.04124pt minus ontdimen 4Brill--4 at11.04124pt elax lowercase {ad}}kern .1em11 -- 6.1.4. The Epigraphical Record -- 6.1.5. Patterns and Anomalies -- 6.2. Other Regulations -- 6.2.1. The Regulations in Municipal Charters -- 6.2.2. Municipal Decrees -- 6.3. The Effectiveness of the Legislation -- 6.4. Conclusions -- Chapter Seven. Civic Patronage in the Epigraphical Record -- 7.0. Introduction -- 7.1. General Characteristics of the Data -- 7.2. Some Regional Variations -- 7.3. Observations on the Rank of the Patron and Status of the Client -- 7.4. Municipal Patrons of Other Ranks -- 7.4.1. Women as Civic patrons -- 7.4.2. Freedmen as Civic Patrons -- 7.4.3. Client Kings as Municipal Patrons -- 7.5. Benefactions -- 7.5.1. The Preference for Generalities -- 7.5.2. From the General to the Specific -- 7.5.3. Administrative Activities of the Patron -- 7.5.4. Other Forms of Benefaction -- 7.6. Reflections on the Epigraphical Record -- Chapter Eight. Patronage and the Patrons of Canusium: A Case Study -- 8.1. The Problem and the City -- 8.2. The Text and Its Characteristics -- 8.3. The Ranking of the Patrons of Canusium -- 8.1.1. Imperial Prefects as Patrons (Nos.penalty @M 1--5) -- 8.3.2. Patrons of Consular Rank -- 8.3.3. The Ranking of Prefects and Consulars -- 8.3.4. The Patrons of Praetorian Rank -- 8.3.5. Patrons of Lower Senatorial Rank -- 8.3.6. Patrons of Equestrian Rank.

8.4. The Needs and Expectations of the Client Community -- 8.5. Conclusions -- Appendices -- Appendixpenalty @M 1: The Revision of the/ {Album} -- Appendixpenalty @M 2: The Bruttii -- Appendixpenalty @M 3: How Long Was the/ {Album} Displayed? -- Chapter Nine. Reflections on the Evolution of Civic Patronage -- Select Bibliography -- General Index -- Index of Persons.

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