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Rome and the Firendly King (Routledge Revivals) The Character of Client Kingship
By David Braund
Copyright 1984
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
234 Pages
by
Routledge
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Rome and the Friendly King , first published in 1984, offers a functional definition of what is usually called client kingship – to show what a client king (or ‘friendly king’, to use the Roman term) was in practice.
Each aspect of this complex role is examined over a period of six centuries: the making of a king; exposure to Roman institutions and individuals; formal recognition as a... Read more
Map; Preface; Introduction; Part I: The Making of the King 1. Education 2. Recognition 3. Citizenship Part II: The Reign of the King 1. The King and the Centre of Power 2. The King and the Empire at Large 3. The King on the Frontier 4. The King in his Kingdom; Excursus: Royal Gold Coinage and Münzrecht; Part III: The End of the King 1. Royal Wills 2. Refuge, Detention and Beyond; Epilogue; Bibliography; Index
Biography
David Braund
