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A COMPANION TO THE ROMAN EMPIRE Edited by David S. Potter A COMPANION TO THE ROMAN EMPIRE BLACKWELL COMPANIONS TO THE ANCIENT WORLD This series provides sophisticated and authoritative overviews of periods of ancient history, genres of classical literature, and the most important themes in ancient culture. Each volume comprises between twenty-fiveandfortyconciseessayswrittenbyindividualscholarswithintheirareaofspecialization.The essays are written in a clear, provocative, and lively manner, designed for an international audience of scholars,students,andgeneralreaders. 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Potter (cid:1)2006byBlackwellPublishingLtd BLACKWELLPUBLISHING 350MainStreet,Malden,MA02148-5020,USA 9600GarsingtonRoad,OxfordOX42DQ,UK 550SwanstonStreet,Carlton,Victoria3053,Australia TherightofDavidS.PottertobeidentifiedastheAuthoroftheEditorialMaterialinthisWorkhasbeen assertedinaccordancewiththeUKCopyright,Designs,andPatentsAct1988. Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthispublicationmaybereproduced,storedinaretrievalsystem,or transmitted,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,photocopying,recordingorotherwise, exceptaspermittedbytheUKCopyright,Designs,andPatentsAct1988,withoutthepriorpermissionof thepublisher. Firstpublished2006byBlackwellPublishingLtd 1 2006 LibraryofCongressCataloging-in-PublicationData AcompaniontotheRomanEmpire/editedbyDavidPotter. p.cm.—(Blackwellcompanionstotheancientworld.Ancienthistory) Includesbibliographicalreferencesandindex. ISBN-13:978-0-631-22644-4(hardcover:alk.paper) ISBN-10:0-631-22644-3(hardcover:alk.paper)1.Rome—History—Empire,30B.C.–476A.D.2. Rome—History—Empire,30B.C.–476A.D.—Sources.3.Rome—Civilization.I.Potter,D.S.(David Stone),1957–II.Series. DG311.P682006 937’.06–dc22 2005015454 AcataloguerecordforthistitleisavailablefromtheBritishLibrary. Setin10/12ptGalliard bySPIPublisherServices,Pondicherry,India. PrintedandboundinIndia byReplikaPressPvt.Ltd,Kundli Thepublisher’spolicyistousepermanentpaperfrommillsthatoperateasustainableforestrypolicy,and whichhasbeenmanufacturedfrompulpprocessedusingacid-freeandelementarychlorine-freepractices. Furthermore,thepublisherensuresthatthetextpaperandcoverboardusedhavemetacceptable environmentalaccreditationstandards. Forfurtherinformationon BlackwellPublishing,visitourwebsite: www.blackwellpublishing.com For Claire and Natalie Contents List of Illustrations x List of Tables xiii Notes on Contributors xiv Acknowledgments xvi Reference works: Abbreviations xvii Ancientauthors:AbbreviationsandGlossary xx The Emperors of Romefrom Augustus toConstantine xxix Introduction: The Shape ofRoman History: TheFateof the Governing Class 1 David S. Potter PART I THE SOURCES 21 1 Constructing a Narrative 23 Cynthia Damon 2 Roman Imperial Numismatics 35 William E. Metcalf 3 Documents 45 TraianosGagos and David S. Potter 4 Art, Architecture, and Archaeologyin the Roman Empire 75 LeaStirling 5 Interdisciplinary Approaches 98 James B. Rives viii Contents PART II NARRATIVE 113 6 TheEmergence of Monarchy: 44 BCE–96 CE 115 GregRowe 7 Rome the Superpower: 96–235 CE 126 MichaelPeachin 8 TheTransformation of the Empire: 235–337 CE 153 David S. Potter PART III ADMINISTRATION 175 9 The Administration of theProvinces 177 CliffordAndo 10 TheTransformation ofGovernmentunder Diocletianand Constantine 193 Hugh Elton 11 TheRoman Army 206 Nigel Pollard 12 Greek Cities Under Roman Rule 228 Maud W.Gleason 13 Cities and Urban Life in the Western Provinces of the Roman Empire 30 BCE–250 CE 250 Jonathan Edmondson PART IV SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE 281 14 TheImperial Economy 283 David Mattingly 15 Landlords andTenants 298 Dennis P.Kehoe 16 TheFamily 312 Judith Evans Grubbs 17 Sexualityin the Roman Empire 327 Amy Richlin 18 On Food andthe Body 354 Veronika E. Grimm 19 Leisure 369 GarrettG.Fagan 20 Spectacle 385 David S.Potter
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