Urban Life and Local Politics in Roman Bithynia : The Small World of Dion Chrysostomos
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Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
8779343503
ISBN-13
9788779343504
Publisher
Aarhus University Press
Imprint
Aarhus University Press
Country of Manufacture
DK
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Jun 20th, 2008
Print length
211 Pages
Weight
642 grams
Dimensions
24.70 x 17.90 x 1.70 cms
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Exploring the interplay between formal Roman power and informal influences in northwestern Asia Minor from the 1st to the 5th century AD, this study dissects how social prejudice, local rivalries and personal ambitions shaped municipal life. Analyzing Dion Chrysostomos’ career reveals politics driven by status and recognition.
Most studies of Roman local administration focus on the formal structures of power: imperial laws, urban institutions and magistracies. This book explores the interplay of formal power with informal factors such as social prejudice, parochialism and personal rivalries in the cities of northwestern Asia Minor from the first to the fifth centuries AD. Through a detailed analysis of the municipal speeches and career of the philosopher-politician Dion Chrysostomos, we gain new in-depth insight into the petty conflicts and lofty ambitions of an ancient provincial small-town politician and those around him. The author concludes that Roman local politics were rarely concerned with political issues but more often with social status and the desire for recognition within an agonistic society.
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