Introduction: Communis Patria -- PART 1. ANCIENT AND MODERN CONTEXTS -- Ideology in the Roman Empire -- The Roman Achievement in Ancient Thought -- PART 2. CONSENSUS AND COMMUNICATION -- The Communicative Actions of the Roman Government -- Consensus in Theory and Practice -- The Creation of Consensus -- Images of Emperor and Empire -- PART 3. FROM IMPERIUM TO PATRIA -- Orbis Terrarum and Orbis Romanus -- The King Is a Body Politick ... for that a Body Politique Never Dieth -- Conclusion: Singulare et Unicum Imperium
Summary
This text examines why and how the Roman empire lasted so long. In studying the bureaucracy behind it, the author argues that the longevity of the empire rested not on military power but on a gradually realized consensus that Roman rule was justified
Analysis
administration
allegiance
ancient rome
ancient world
augustus
body politic
bourdieu
bureaucracy
central government
christian ideology
empire
fall of the empire
government
habermas
history
imperial identity
max weber
nonfiction
political consensus
political stability
politics
power struggle
power
provinces
provincial loyalty
revolt
roman emperors
roman empire
roman government
roman history
roman military
roman senate
rome
social formation
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 413-449) and indexes
Notes
English
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