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Tritt ein in eine Welt voller Geschichten

Hören und Lesen

At the height of the Empire, Roman control extended over two-thirds of the Pontic shoreline. The advent of Rome brought immediate changes in administration, taxation and power relations.

Over time other less tangible, but no less important changes in lifestyle, modes of thought, self-perception and consumption patterns followed.

This volume traces the cultural impact of Rome on its Pontic dominions, as well as the reactions of the indigenous population.

Aarhus Universitetsforlag

Black Sea Studies

Rome and the Black Sea Region: Domination, romanisation, resistance

Tønnes Bekker-Nielsen

Most studies of Roman local administration focus on the formal structures of power: provincial laws, imperial edicts, urban institutions and magistracies. This book explores the interplay of formal politics with informal factors such as social prejudice, parochialism and personal rivalries in the cities of northwestern Asia Minor from the first to the fifth centuries AD. Through a detailed analysis of the municipal speeches and career of the philosopher-politician Dion Chrysostomos, we gain new insights into the petty conflicts and lofty ambitions of an ancient provincial small-town politician and those around him.

Urban Life and Local Politics in Roman Bithynia: The Small World of Dion Chrysostomos