Christopher J Fuhrmann

Policing the Roman Empire

Soldiers, Administration, and Public Order

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

How did the Roman state keep law and order throughout its vast empire? The answer is a mix of approaches, many of which involved Roman soldiers working as police among civilians. Policing the Roman Empire draws together hundreds of scattered sources to provide the first synoptic overview of this topic in English.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press, USA
• Seitenzahl: 356
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Dezember 2011
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 244mm x 161mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 645g
• ISBN-13: 9780199737840
• ISBN-10: 0199737843
• Artikelnr.: 37254975

Autorenporträt

Christopher J. Fuhrmann is Associate Professor of History at the University of North Texas.

Inhaltsangabe

* Abbreviations
* Roman Emperors from Augustus to Julian
* Maps of the Roman Empire
* 1. Introduction
* 2. "Arrest me, for I have run away": Fugitive Slave Hunting in the
Roman Empire
* 3. "Like a thief in the night": Self-help, Magisterial Authority, and
Civilian Policing
* 4. "I brought peace to the provinces": Augustus and The Rhetoric of
Imperial Peace
* 5. "To squelch the discord of the rabble": Military Policing in Rome
and Italy under Augustus' Successors
* 6. "Let there be no violence contrary to my wish": Emperors and
Provincial Order
* 7. "Keep your province pacified and quiet": Provincial Governors,
Public Order, and Policing
* 8. "Military stations throughout all provinces": Detached-Service
Soldier-Police
* 9. Conclusion
* Appendix: Differentiating stationarii from beneficiarii consulares
and Other Detached-Service Soldiers
* Bibliography
* Index of Ancient Sources
* General Index