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Proconsuls : delegated political-military leadership from Rome to America today
\"This book is a study of proconsulship, a form of delegated political-military leadership historically associated with the governance of large empires. Opening with a conceptual and historical analysis of proconsulship as an aspect of imperial or quasi-imperial rule generally, it surveys its origins and development in the late Roman Republic and its manifestations in the British Empire. The main focus is proconsulship in American history. Beginning with the occupation of Cuba and the Philippines after the Spanish-American War, it discusses the role of General Douglas MacArthur in East Asia during and after World War II, the occupation of Germany (focusing on General Lucius Clay), and proconsular leadership during the Vietnam War and the occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan at the turn of the twenty-first century. An additional chapter provides an overview and assessment of the evolution of American political-military command and control and decision making after the end of the Cold War\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Lepcis Magna and the Roman Proconsuls in the Julio-Claudian Period: Cooperation and Dependence
In the Julio-Claudian period, Lepcis Magna was a ciuitas libera. In theory, the city was free from the intervention of Roman officials, but, as the epigraphic evidence shows, the Roman proconsuls of Africa frequently visited the city and intervened in its urban development - and other civic affairs. The aim of this article is to explain this apparent paradox, analysing the causes and characteristics of the relationship between the free city and the Roman proconsuls.
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Language and Administrative Structures
This article presents a new argument for the creation of the vicariate in Late Antiquity. While scholarly consensus views the vicariate as part of the reforms of the provinces under Diocletian (which began in 297), this paper argues instead that the vicariate was part of the larger Constantinian reforms of 312-314. By considering the litany of letters produced in Africa between 312 and 316 by the chancery of Constantine, this paper demonstrates that a fundamental structural shift occurred in the year 313: the proconsuls became the replacements of the vicarii in trials that spanned over multiple provinces. This marked a departure from the previous judicial arrangements and created one that would last for most of the fourth century. The paper, moreover, stakes a claim that issues of linguistic continuity often betray important structural changes in political systems.
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The school of libanius in late antique antioch
This book is a study of the fourth-century sophist Libanius, a major intellectual figure who ran one of the most prestigious schools of rhetoric in the later Roman Empire. He was a tenacious adherent of pagan religion and a friend of the emperor Julian, but also taught leaders of the early Christian church like St. John Chrysostom and St. Basil the Great. Raffaella Cribiore examines Libanius's training and personality, showing him to be a vibrant educator, though somewhat gloomy and anxious by nature. She traces how he cultivated a wide network of friends and former pupils and courted powerful officials to recruit top students. Cribiore describes his school in Antioch--how students applied, how they were evaluated and trained, and how Libanius reported progress to their families. She details the professional opportunities that a thorough training in rhetoric opened up for young men of the day. Also included here are translations of 200 of Libanius's most important letters on education, almost none of which have appeared in English before.
Cribiore casts into striking relief the importance of rhetoric in late antiquity and its influence not only on pagan intellectuals but also on prominent Christian figures. She gives a balanced view of Libanius and his circle against the far-flung panorama of the Greek East.
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Language and Administrative Structures
This article presents a new argument for the creation of the vicariate in Late Antiquity. While scholarly consensus views the vicariate as part of the reforms of the provinces under Diocletian (which began in 297), this paper argues instead that the vicariate was part of the larger Constantinian reforms of 312-314. By considering the litany of letters produced in Africa between 312 and 316 by the chancery of Constantine, this paper demonstrates that a fundamental structural shift occurred in the year 313: the proconsuls became the replacements of the vicarii in trials that spanned over multiple provinces. This marked a departure from the previous judicial arrangements and created one that would last for most of the fourth century. The paper, moreover, stakes a claim that issues of linguistic continuity often betray important structural changes in political systems.
Journal Article
How to run a country
Marcus Cicero, Rome's greatest statesman and orator, was elected to the Roman Republic's highest office at a time when his beloved country was threatened by power-hungry politicians, dire economic troubles, foreign turmoil, and political parties that refused to work together. Sound familiar? Cicero's letters, speeches, and other writings are filled with timeless wisdom and practical insight about how to solve these and other problems of leadership and politics. How to Run a Country collects the best of these writings to provide an entertaining, common sense guide for modern leaders and citizens. This brief book, a sequel toHow to Win an Election, gathers Cicero's most perceptive thoughts on topics such as leadership, corruption, the balance of power, taxes, war, immigration, and the importance of compromise. These writings have influenced great leaders--including America's Founding Fathers--for two thousand years, and they are just as instructive today as when they were first written.
Organized by topic and featuring lively new translations, the book also includes an introduction, headnotes, a glossary, suggestions for further reading, and an appendix containing the original Latin texts. The result is an enlightening introduction to some of the most enduring political wisdom of all time.
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Provincia Macedonia
This chapter contains sections titled:
Introduction
Sources
The Creation of the Province
The Province in the Republican Period
The Via Egnatia
Macedonia during the Civil Wars
Macedonia in the Imperial Period
Conclusion
Bibliographical Essay
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