Corruption in the Graeco-Roman World
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Edited by:
Filippo Carlà-Uhink
About this book
Defining corruption is an incredibly difficult task. Being at the same time a concept identifying illegitimate and illegal behaviors, mostly connected to positions of power, and a word indicating a process of (moral) degeneration, corruption is hard to tackle and disentangle – especially when one considers how it is perceived and discussed in public discourse. As deviance from the norm, corruption shifts continuously: different cultures recognize different kinds of behavior as "corrupt". Nonetheless, earlier studies on corruption in Greek and Roman antiquity have often tried to define which periods were "more" or "less corrupt", or how corruption influenced the demise of political orders (for example in the late Roman republic or in late antiquity). This volume develops a different approach, focusing on the ways in which ancient sources – literary texts, papyri, laws, etc. – have understood and defined corruption, to gain an emic perspective of corruption in different moments and contexts of Graeco-Roman Antiquity. The volume thus provides an innovative and comprehensive perspective on corruption and anti-corruption in Greek and Roman antiquity, thus providing relevant tools also for today’s discussions about a topic which is and was always current.
Author / Editor information
Filippo Carlà-Uhink and Eike Faber, University of Potsdam, Potsdam, Germany.
Topics
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Frontmatter
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Contents
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Preface
VII - Part 1: The Discourse(s) of and on Corruption
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Twisted Transfers as Corruption
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The Corrupted Speak
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Civil War and the Corruption of liberalitas in Tacitus’ Histories
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Irreversible Corruption
83 - Part 2: Corruption in Social Practice and Daily Life
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Creating Evidence for Corruption
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Corruption in Greco-Roman Egypt
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Ideas of Corruption in Roman Imperial Ports
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Suspect Inheritances
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Salvian and the Corrupted Church of Southern Gaul
199 - Part 3: The Politics and Diplomacy of Corruption
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Corruption and Anti-Corruption
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Beyond Crime
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Usurpation of (and Corruption Involving) the Right of Roman Citizenship in the Republic
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Balkan Promises
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Index
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