{"product_id":"bandits-in-the-roman-empire-1","title":"Bandits in the Roman Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis wide-ranging and informative survey of 'outsider' groups in the Roman Empire will contribute greatly to our understanding of Roman social history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExamining men such as as Viriatus, Tacfarinus, Maternus and Bulla Felix, who were called \u003cem\u003elatrones \u003c\/em\u003eafter clashing with the imperial authorities, special attention is given to perhaps the best-known 'bandit' of all, Spartacus, and to those who impersonated the emperor Nero after his death. Topics covered include:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e* Whom did the Romans see as bandits \u003cem\u003e(latrones)\u003c\/em\u003e? \u003cem\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e* \u003c\/em\u003eWhat did they understand as robbery \u003cem\u003e(lactrocinium)\u003c\/em\u003e?\u003cbr\u003e* How pressing was the threat that the bandits posed?\u003cbr\u003e* How did their contemporaries perceive the danger?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe are shown that the term \u003cem\u003elatrones \u003c\/em\u003ewas not just used to refer to criminals but was metaphorically and disparagingly applied to failed political rebels, rivals and avengers. The word also came to represent the 'noble brigands', idealising the underdog as a means of criticising the winning side. The author therefore presents 'the bandit' as a literary construct rather than a social type.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54236269412696,"sku":"9780415327442","price":198.4,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415327442.jpg?v=1769151641","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/bandits-in-the-roman-empire-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}