Policing the Roman Empire : soldiers, administration, and public order / Christopher J. Fuhrmann.

Author/creator Fuhrmann, Christopher J.
Format Book
Publication InfoOxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012.
Descriptionxx, 330 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Subjects
Police--Rome. --History.
Soldiers--Rome. --History.
Magistrates, Roman--History.
Social control--Rome. --History.
Roman provinces--History.
Roman provinces--Politics and government.
Roman provinces--Social conditions.
Rome--History. --Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Rome--Politics and government. --30 B.C.-476 A.D.
Rome--Social conditions.

Contents Roman emperors from Augustus to Julian -- Maps of the Roman Empire -- "Arrest me, for I have run away": fugitive slave hunting in the Roman Empire -- "Like a thief in the night": self-help, magisterial authority, and civilian policing -- "I brought peace to the provinces": Augustus and the rhetoric of imperial peace -- "To squelch the discord of the rabble": military policing in Rome and Italy under Augustus' successors -- "Let there be no violence contrary to my wish": emperors and provincial order -- "Keep your province pacified and quiet": provincial governors, public order, and policing -- "Military stations throughout all provinces": detached-service soldier-police -- Appendix: Differentiating stationarii from beneficiarii consulares and other detached-service soldiers.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [253]-293) and indexes.
LCCN 2011009168
ISBN9780199737840
ISBN0199737843

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks DG109 .F84 2012 ✔ Available Place Hold