Empire of Honour: The Art of Government in the Roman World

Acknowledgements......Page 8
Contents......Page 10
Abbreviations......Page 11
1. Introduction......Page 14
Looking at Roman Imperial Government......Page 26
Honour and Government......Page 37
2. Honour and Influence in the Roman World......Page 43
Aristocratic Honour......Page 44
The Elements of Aristocratic Honour......Page 49
Judgement by Honour and Dishonour......Page 60
Power into Honour......Page 65
Honour into Influence......Page 68
Influence from Honour and Dishonour......Page 69
Deference......Page 71
Reciprocity......Page 76
Honour as Power......Page 82
The City......Page 86
The Honour of Cities......Page 87
Men and Cities: Influence......Page 91
City Finance and Public Benefaction......Page 97
Challenges to Aristocratic Honour......Page 102
Philosophers and Christians......Page 103
Communities of Honour beneath the Aristocracy......Page 108
Borrowing Honour......Page 116
Conclusion......Page 118
3. The Emperor......Page 120
Imperial Honour......Page 121
The Nature of Imperial Honour......Page 122
Increasing and Protecting Imperial Honour......Page 126
Ruling the Emperor......Page 133
Ruling with Imperial Honour......Page 142
Honouring......Page 144
Dishonouring......Page 152
Cassius Dio and Tacitus on Imperial Insults......Page 154
Borrowing Honour......Page 159
Honour and the Emperor\'s Bounty......Page 162
Gratitude......Page 167
The Imperial Cult......Page 173
Why Worship the Emperor?......Page 174
Why Be Worshipped?......Page 181
Conclusion......Page 186
4. Officials......Page 189
Office as Dignity......Page 190
Honour from Obtaining Office, 1: The Independent Honour of Offices......Page 194
Honour from Obtaining Office, 2: Benefaction and Competition......Page 198
Honour While in Office......Page 204
Sources of Honour and their Consequences......Page 207
Officials and Subjects......Page 214
Deference......Page 216
Gratitude......Page 222
Honour and Dishonour......Page 225
Officials and Subjects in Late Antiquity......Page 235
Conclusion......Page 248
5. The Roman Army......Page 250
The Community of the Army......Page 251
Honour and Shame in the Army......Page 256
Honour and the Political Loyalty of Soldiers......Page 265
Conclusion......Page 278
6. Agamemnon\'s Empire......Page 280
Latin......Page 285
Greek......Page 289
Greek and Latin......Page 291
References......Page 293
Index......Page 316