The purpose of this contribution is to discuss the realities of imperial power and, more specifically, the extent of the emperor's powers in relation to local elites in Italy and the provinces. Even emperors had to recognize the power exercised in their own civic contexts by the first citizens of the empire's peripheries. As will be seen, although imperial propaganda was intended to promote the image of an all-powerful emperor, it is in the peripheries of the empire that the actual extent of imperial authority can be effectively recognized.
Fra realtà e mistificazione: il potere del Principe a Roma e nelle periferie dell’impero
Alberto Cafaro
2022-01-01
Abstract
The purpose of this contribution is to discuss the realities of imperial power and, more specifically, the extent of the emperor's powers in relation to local elites in Italy and the provinces. Even emperors had to recognize the power exercised in their own civic contexts by the first citizens of the empire's peripheries. As will be seen, although imperial propaganda was intended to promote the image of an all-powerful emperor, it is in the peripheries of the empire that the actual extent of imperial authority can be effectively recognized.File in questo prodotto:
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