Bread and Circuses: Euergetism and Municipal Patronage in Roman Italy (Routledge Classical Monographs) (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Bread and Circuses Cities in the ancient world relied on private generosity to provide many basic amenities. This collection of essays by leading scholars explores the important phenomenon of benefaction and public patronage in Roman Italy.
Full description- Publisher: ROUTLEDGE
- Published: 01 November 2002
- Format: Hardback 182 pages
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- Categories: Social & Cultural Anthropology | European History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation
- ISBN 13: 9780415146890 ISBN 10: 0415146895
- Sales rank: 1,067,977
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Full description for Bread and Circuses
Cities in the ancient world relied on private generosity to provide many basic amenities, as well as expecting leading citizens to pay for 'bread and circuses' - free food and public entertainment. This collection of essays by leading scholars from the UK and USA explores the important phenomenon of benefaction and public patronage in Roman Italy. Ranging from the late republican period to the later Roman Empire, the contributions cover a wide range of topics, including the impact of benefactions and benefactors on the urban development of Roman Italy, on cultural and economic activity, and on the changing role of games and festivals in Roman society. They also explore the relationship between communities and their benefactors, whether these were local notables, senators, or the emperor himself, and examine how the nature of benefaction changed under the Empire.
