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Imperial ideology and provincial loyalty in the Roman Empire

This text examines why and how the Roman empire lasted so long. In studying the bureaucracy behind it, the author argues that the longevity of the empire rested not on military power but on a gradually realized consensus that Roman rule was justified

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ando, Clifford (Author)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Berkeley, Calif ; London : University of California Press , c2000
Series:Classics and contemporary thought 6
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Online Access:http://proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/han/upso-ebooks-altertum/dx.doi.org/10.1525/california/9780520220676.001.0001
Author Notes:Clifford Ando
E-Book Packages:Oxford University Press : University Press Scholarship Online / Archaeology
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Summary:This text examines why and how the Roman empire lasted so long. In studying the bureaucracy behind it, the author argues that the longevity of the empire rested not on military power but on a gradually realized consensus that Roman rule was justified
Item Description:Includes bibliographical references and index
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xxi, 494 p.) ill
ISBN:9780520923720