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Empire of Honour
J. E. Lendon
其他書名
The Art of Government in the Roman World
出版Clarendon Press, 1997
主題History / Ancient / GeneralHistory / Ancient / RomeHistory / WorldPolitical Science / GeneralPolitical Science / History & TheorySocial Science / General
ISBN01981507929780198150794
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=lOS4Rst9AN0C&hl=&source=gbs_api
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註釋J. E. Lendon offers a new interpretation of how the Roman empire worked in the first four centuries AD. A despotism rooted in force and fear enjoyed widespread support among the ruling classes of the provinces on the basis of an aristocratic culture of honour shared by rulers and ruled. The competitive Roman and Greek aristocrats of the empire conceived of their relative standing in terms of public esteem or honour, and conceived of their cities - towards which they felt a warm patriotism - as entities locked in a parallel struggle for primacy in honour over rivals. Emperors and provincial governors exploited these rivalries to gain the indispensable co-operation of local magnates by granting honours to individuals and their cities. Since rulers strove for honour as well, their subjects manipulated them with honours in their turn.