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Roman Imperial Texts: A Sourcebook

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By Mark Reasoner
2013
Published by: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
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Roman Imperial Texts, students and scholars now have a ready handbook of the most important sources for this context. A selection of the most important sources for the cultural and political context of the early Roman Empire and the New Testament writings, Roman Imperial Texts includes freshly translated public speeches, official inscriptions, annals, essays, poems, and documents of veiled protest from the Empire’s subject peoples.

Table of Contents

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Cover

pp. 1-1

Title Page, Copyright Page

pp. 2-5

Contents

pp. v-vi

Acknowledgements

pp. vii-viii

Abbreviations

pp. ix-xii

Introduction

pp. 1-6

Part I

pp. 7-8

1. Introduction: Divine Sons and Their Gospels

pp. 9-12

2. Augustus

pp. 13-42

3. The Emperor: Source of Deified Virtues, Predestined Son of God

pp. 43-50

4. Tiberius

pp. 51-58

5. Caligula

pp. 59-66

6. Claudius

pp. 67-74

7. Nero

pp. 75-76

8. Year of the Four Emperors

pp. 77-78

9. Vespasian

pp. 79-84

10. Titus

pp. 85-88

11. Domitian

pp. 89-90

12. Trajan

pp. 91-94

13. Hadrian

pp. 95-100

14. Conclusion

pp. 101-102

Part II

pp. 103-104

15. Introduction: Identity in Community

pp. 105-108

16. Urbs

pp. 109-142

17. Collegium

pp. 143-156

18. Domus

pp. 157-172

Part III

pp. 173-174

19. Introduction: The Eternal City and its Hold on the World

pp. 175-176

20. War

pp. 177-186

21. Commerce

pp. 187-194

22. Games

pp. 195-208

23. Emperors

pp. 209-240

24. Conclusion

pp. 241-242

Index of Subjects

pp. 243-248

Index of Names

pp. 249-250

Index of Ancient Sources

pp. 251-257

Back Cover

pp. 271-271
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