Civic Honours under Roman Rule
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23429231 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna Heller (0009-0005-5606-7495, Ancient History, University of Tours, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Pages | 203-216 |
| Publication date | 2024-12-18 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | Oxford Handbook of Greek Cities in the Roman Empire (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/oxfordhb/9780192870933.013.15 |
| OpenAlex | W4405541729 |
| ISBN | 9780192870933 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 17 |
In the Greek world, the award of honours by civic institutions or civic subgroups had a long history, going back to Classical times. This chapter examines the development of this honorific system from the 2nd century bc into the Imperial period, highlighting changes and continuities. The spread of honorific monuments went along with a new emphasis on individual excellence and family prestige in the language of public praise conveyed by honorific inscriptions. Traditional civic ideology nonetheless persisted: commitment to the community was still presented as the cardinal virtue for members of the elite, and the prerogative of the dēmos in the decision to honour was repeatedly asserted. A variety of honours, from ordinary to exceptional, rewarded a variety of benefactors, from the minor local notable to the emperor. Finally, the chapter reflects on the complex political, social, and cultural significance of civic honours for the Greek poleis under Roman rule.
Ancient history · Art · Elite · Emperor · Honorific · Honour · Ideology · Linguistics · Literature · Political science · Politics · Praise · Prestige · Sociology · Byzantine Studies and History · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · History · Law · Philosophy
L’iconographie des honneurs civiques statuaires pour les notables d’époque impériale
La rhétorique civique face à l’empereur
The Refusal of the Highest Honours by Members of the Urban Elite in Roman Asia Minor
“Στᾶ[ν]αι Δὲ Αὐτοῦ Καὶ Κατὰ Φυλὴν Ἀνδριάντας Ἐν Τῷ Προσκηνίῳ”
Romans in the poleis of Greek Mainland and Adjacent Islands
The Financing of Public Honours in Greece during the Roman Imperial Period
Roman Power and the Memorial Turn in Civic Honourability in Western Asia Minor, ca 85 BCE-14 CE
Assembly Politics and the Rhetoric of Honour in Chariton, Dio of Prusa and John Chrysostom
Women and the Polis
The Politics of Honour in the Greek Cities of the Roman Empire
Hadrian and the Cities of the Roman Empire
The Civic World of Professional Associations in the Roman East
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |