The Politics of Munificence in the Roman Empire : Citizens, Elites and Benefactors in Asia Minor
Arjan. Zuiderhoek
Bok Engelsk 2009 · Electronic books.
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| Utgitt | Cambridge : Cambridge University Press , 2009
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| Omfang | 1 online resource (206 p.)
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| Opplysninger | Description based upon print version of record.. - Cover; Half-title; Series-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Maps, tables and figures; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter 1: Introducing euergetism: questions, definitions and data; Chapter 2: The size and nature of gifts; Chapter 3: The icing on the cake?; Chapter 4: The concentration of wealth and power; Chapter 5: The politics of public generosity; Chapter 6: Giving for a return: generosity and legitimation; Epilogue: The decline of civic munificence; Appendix 1: List of source references for the benefactions assembled in the database. - Appendix 2: Capital sums for foundations in the Roman east (c. i-iii ad)Appendix 3 Public buildings, distributions, and games and festivals per century (N = 399); Bibliography; Index. - A study of public benefactions by elite individuals to their communities in Roman Asia Minor.
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| ISBN | 9780521519304
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