Chapter Three. THE EMPEROR’S AUTHORITY: DINING, EXCHANGE, AND SOCIAL HIERARCHY

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ix
4. ABBREVIATIONS xi
5. INTRODUCTION 1
6. PART ONE. ETHICS AND IMPERIAL IDEOLOGY
7. Chapter One. THE ETHICS OF CIVIL WAR: COMPETING COMMUNITIES IN LUCAN 17
8. Chapter Two. ETHICS FOR THE PRINCIPATE: SENECA, STOICISM, AND TRADITIONAL ROMAN MORALITY 64
9. PART TWO. FIGURING THE EMPEROR
10. Chapter Three. THE EMPEROR’S AUTHORITY: DINING, EXCHANGE, AND SOCIAL HIERARCHY 129
11. Chapter Four. MODELING THE EMPEROR: THE MASTER-SLAVE RELATIONSHIP AND ITS ALTERNATIVES 213
12. BIBLIOGRAPHY 289
13. GENERAL INDEX 301