Containment and Corruption
The Discourse of Flavian Empire
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 20080695 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Rhiannon Evans (0000-0002-0239-6331, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Pages | 255-276 |
| Publication date | 2003-01-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Flavian Rome (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/9789004217157_010 |
| OpenAlex | W1832535474 |
| ISBN | 9789004217157 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
For Flavian rulers, the relationship between emperor and the acquisition of empire was particularly strong: Vespasian's nomination depended upon his military reputation and actual success in Judaea. Similarly much of Titus' popularity was accrued during his military service in Britain, Germany and Judaea, while Domitian is represented as an emperor desperately trying to extend the bounds of empire. For the Romans 'Thule' became a mythical 'point beyond' all else, a way of describing the most remote locus. The elision of Britain and Thule was more than a convenient metrical variant for Roman poets, it also encapsulated the concept that Britain was fabulously remote, mystically unreal and beyond the bounds of knowledge. The moral ambiguity surrounding the total submission of Britain spells out Flavian Rome as a steadily spiralling-downwards world, where libertas slides easily into licentia and slavery appears to be the only alternative to chaos and anarchy. Keywords: Britain; Domitian; Flavian rulers; Germany; Judaea; libertas ; licentia ; Thule; Titus; Vespasian
Ancient history · Art · Emperor · Empire · Language change · Literature · Political science · Popularity · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · History · Law
| Citations per year | 0.3 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2023 (8) |
| Highly cited | No |