The ruler's house : contesting power and privacy in Julio-Claudian Rome /
The Julio-Claudian dynasty, lasting from 27 BC to AD 68, was the first Roman imperial dynasty. In The Ruler's House, Fertik considers the physical space the emperor called home and the effect it had upon his role as the leader of the Roman state. Fertik argues that the ruler's lack of priv...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Latin |
| Language Notes: | Text in English, with some text in Latin. |
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Baltimore :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
[2019]
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| Summary: | The Julio-Claudian dynasty, lasting from 27 BC to AD 68, was the first Roman imperial dynasty. In The Ruler's House, Fertik considers the physical space the emperor called home and the effect it had upon his role as the leader of the Roman state. Fertik argues that the ruler's lack of privacy and his inability to act without public consequence was a central problem early in Roman reflections on monocracy. |
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| Physical Description: | x, 241 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781421432892 1421432897 |