Government of the Roman Empire - 2nd Edition

Name: Government of the Roman Empire - 2nd Edition
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

A valuable collection of source material which makes this revised edition an essential tool for everyone studying the administration of the Empire. > \nThis book reveals how an empire that stretched from Glasgow to Aswan in Egypt could be ruled from a single city and still survive more than a thousand years. The Government of the Roman Empire is the only sourcebook to concentrate on the administration of the empire, using the evidence of contemporary writers and historians.\nSpecifically designed for students, with extensive cross-referencing, bibliographies and introductions and explanations for each item, this new edition brings the book right up-to-date, and makes it the ideal resource for students of the subject. > Acknowledgements, List of Abbreviations, Weights, Measures, Currency and Wealth, Maps 1-6, 1 Introduction: the Power of Rome, 2 Structure, 3 Force, 4 Law, 5 Financing, 6 Communications Transport and Supplies, 7 Loyalty: the Role of the Emperor, 8 Patronage, 9 Assk