Roman Patrons of Greek Cities

by Claude Eilers

Overview

The rise and fall of city patrons in the Greek East is linked to the fundamental changes that took place during the fall of the Republic and the transition to the Principate. This discursive treatment of the origins, nature, and decline of this type of patronage, and its place in Roman practice as a whole, is supplemented by a reference catalogue of Roman patrons of Greek communities.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780199248483
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	11/28/2002
Series:	Oxford Classical Monographs
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	348
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 5.70(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Claude Eilers is Associate Professor of Classics at McMaster University, Ontario, Canada

Table of Contents

Introduction1. Becoming a Client2. Patronage by Conquest3. The Inheritance of Patronage4. What City Patrons Did5. The Appearance of Patrons in the Greek East6. Patronage of Cities in the Late Republic: Incidence and Effectiveness7. The Decline of PatronageConclusions and Implications1. Appendices2. Catalogue Index3. Patrons of Eastern Coloniae4. Patrons of Greek Cities in the High Empire5. The City Clients of Caesar, Augustus, and the Imperial Family6. Senatorial Patrons of Cities in the Latin-speaking Provinces

Editorial Reviews

"The author collects rather than analyzes data. Such books last. A careful index locorum allows easy access to specific texts. The welcome book will ease study of the subject rather than changing it." — Religious Studies Review

"This monograph will be essential for anyone interested in the institution of Roman patronage and its history throughout the Roman Empire, not only from the point of view of patrons but also of clients, both individual and collective."—New England Classical Journal

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