Emperors and ancestors : Roman rulers and the constraints of tradition

Parallelsachtitel: Roman rulers and the constraints of tradition
1. Verfasser: Hekster, Olivier , [VerfasserIn]
Ort/Verlag/Jahr: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2015.
Ausgabe: First edition.
Umfang/Format: xxxii, 395 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm.
Schriftenreihe: Oxford studies in ancient culture and representation
Schlagworte:
Parallelausgabe: Emperors and ancestors : Roman rulers and the constraints of tradition
Inhaltsangabe:
  • Introduction to dynastic rule
  • Part I: Family ties. Running in the family
  • Your mother's son
  • We go bay back
  • Part II: Claiming kinship. Some have ancestors thrust upon them
  • Sons of gods and heroes
  • The Tetrarchs: Divine brothers and fictive fathers
  • Conclusions: Emperors and ancestral representations
  • Emperors and their dates of rule
  • Imperial Stemmata.