"Roman political leaders used distance from Rome as a key political tool to assert pre-eminence. Through the case studies of Caesar's hegemony, Augustus's autocracy, and Tiberius's reign, this book examines how these figures' experiences and manipulations of absence established a multipolar focus of political life centred less on the city of Rome, and more on the idea of a single leader"--
"Roman political leaders used distance from Rome as a key political tool to assert pre-eminence. Through the case studies of Caesar's hegemony, Augustus's autocracy, and Tiberius's reign, this book examines how these figures' experiences and manipulations of absence established a multipolar focus of political life centred less on the city of Rome, and more on the idea of a single leader"--
Ralph Lange is an independent scholar, Luxembourg. He works at the Documentation Centre of the Luxembourg fortress of the National Museum of History and Art, Luxembourg.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction 1. Dealing with distance: The impact of res militares (300 49 BCE) 2. Caesar: The Taming of Distance 87 44 3. Augustus: Autocracy through Absence 44 BCE 14 CE 4. Tiberius: The Tyranny of Distance 14 37 CE Conclusion: The Commanding Space Notes Bibliography Index
Introduction 1. Dealing with distance: The impact of res militares (300 49 BCE) 2. Caesar: The Taming of Distance 87 44 3. Augustus: Autocracy through Absence 44 BCE 14 CE 4. Tiberius: The Tyranny of Distance 14 37 CE Conclusion: The Commanding Space Notes Bibliography Index
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