'Bread and Circuses' 'Bread and Circuses'

'Bread and Circuses‪'‬

Euergetism and municipal patronage in Roman Italy

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Description de l’éditeur

Cities in the ancient world relied on private generosity to provide many basic amenities, as well as expecting leading citizens to pay for 'bread and circuses' - free food and public entertainment. This collection of essays by leading scholars from the UK and USA explores the important phenomenon of benefaction and public patronage in Roman Italy.
Ranging from the late republican period to the later Roman Empire, the contributions cover a wide range of topics, including the impact of benefactions and benefactors on the urban development of Roman Italy, on cultural and economic activity, and on the changing role of games and festivals in Roman society. They also explore the relationship between communities and their benefactors, whether these were local notables, senators, or the emperor himself, and examine how the nature of benefaction changed under the Empire.

GENRE
Histoire
SORTIE
2005
29 juin
LANGUE
EN
Anglais
LONGUEUR
182
Pages
ÉDITIONS
Taylor and Francis
TAILLE
2,7
Mo

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