Arjan Zuiderhoek: 2 books
The Politics of Munificence in the Roman Empire
Citizens, Elites and Benefactors in Asia Minor
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2009
In the first two centuries AD, the eastern Roman provinces experienced a proliferation of elite public generosity unmatched in their previous or later history. In this study, Arjan Zuiderhoek attempts to answer the question why this should have been so. Focusing on Roman Asia Minor, he argues that...
by Arjan Zuiderhoek
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2016
Greece and Rome were quintessentially urban societies. Ancient culture, politics and society arose and developed in the context of the polis and the civitas. In modern scholarship, the ancient city has been the subject of intense debates due to the strong association in Western thought between urbanism,...