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

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Chapters in this book

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

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