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

by Jon Lendon and J.E. Lendon

Book Overview

Jon Lendon offers a bold new analysis of how Roman government worked in the first four centuries AD. He contends that 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 honor shared by rulers and ruled.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199247633
• ISBN13: 9780199247639
• Release Date: January 2002
• Publisher: Clarendon Press
• Length: 332 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 8.6"