Urban Life and Local Politics in Roman Bithynia

The Small World of Dion Chrysostomos

Nonfiction, History, Ancient History, Rome
Cover of the book Urban Life and Local Politics in Roman Bithynia by Tonnes Bekker-Nielsen, Aarhus University Press
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Author: Tonnes Bekker-Nielsen ISBN: 9788771247527
Publisher: Aarhus University Press Publication: September 1, 2008
Imprint: Aarhus University Press Language: English
Author: Tonnes Bekker-Nielsen
ISBN: 9788771247527
Publisher: Aarhus University Press
Publication: September 1, 2008
Imprint: Aarhus University Press
Language: English

Most studies of Roman local administration focus on the formal structures of power: imperial laws, urban institutions and magistracies. This book explores the interplay of formal power with informal factors such as social prejudice, parochialism and personal rivalries in the cities of northwestern Asia Minor from the first to the fifth centuries AD. Through a detailed analysis of the municipal speeches and career of the philosopher-politician Dion Chrysostomos, we gain new in-depth insight into the petty conflicts and lofty ambitions of an ancient provincial small-town politician and those around him. The author concludes that Roman local politics were rarely concerned with political issues but more often with social status and the desire for recognition within an agonistic society.

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Most studies of Roman local administration focus on the formal structures of power: imperial laws, urban institutions and magistracies. This book explores the interplay of formal power with informal factors such as social prejudice, parochialism and personal rivalries in the cities of northwestern Asia Minor from the first to the fifth centuries AD. Through a detailed analysis of the municipal speeches and career of the philosopher-politician Dion Chrysostomos, we gain new in-depth insight into the petty conflicts and lofty ambitions of an ancient provincial small-town politician and those around him. The author concludes that Roman local politics were rarely concerned with political issues but more often with social status and the desire for recognition within an agonistic society.

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