文档介绍：Rome, the Greek World,
and the East
Studies in the History of Greece and Rome
Robin Osborne, . Rhodes, and Richard J. A. Talbert, editors
Rome, the Greek World,
and the East
volume 2
Government, Society, and Culture
in the Roman Empire
Fergus Millar
Edited by Hannah M. Cotton and Guy M. Rogers
The University of North Carolina Press
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Millar, Fergus.
Rome, the Greek world, and the East / Fergus Millar;
edited by Hannah M. Cotton and Guy M. Rogers.
p. cm.—(Studies in the history of Greece and Rome)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents: v. 2. Government, society, and culture in the
Roman Empire
isbn 0-8078-2852-1 (cloth: alk. paper)
isbn 0-8078-5520-0 (pbk.: alk. paper)
1. Greece—Civilization. 2. Rome—Civilization.
I. Title. II. Series.
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Contents
Preface vii
Introduction to Volume 2, by Hannah M. Cotton xi
Abbreviations xix
Part I. The Imperial Government
1. Emperors at Work
3
2. Trajan: Government by Correspondence
23
3. The Fiscus in the First Two Centuries
47
4. The Aerarium and Its Officials under the Empire
73
5. Cash Distributions in Rome and Imperial Minting
89
6. Epictetus and the Imperial Court
105
7. Condemnation to Hard Labour in the Roman Empire,
from the Julio-Claudians to Constantine
120
8. The Equestrian Career under the Empire
151
9. Emperors, Frontiers, and Foreign Relations, 31 . to . 378
160
vi Contents
10. Government and Diplomacy in the Roman Empire
durin