Politics and Society in Imperial Rome offers fresh new interpretations of the politics, society, and culture Rome's imperial era.* Argues that the early principate was fundamentally incompatible with the persisting structures of the Roman Republic* Demonstrates how these contradictory systems affected the development of Roman society* Includes case studies on the imperial court and the emperor Caligula, as well as chapters on the scholarship of Theodor Mommsen and Christian Meier
- ISBN10 1405179694
- ISBN13 9781405179690
- Publish Date 10 July 2009
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
- Imprint Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 176
- Language English