'Bread and Circuses'
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ancient philanthropy
Basilica Constantiniana
benefaction
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Circus Maximus
civic benefaction
Civic Patron
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Early Imperial Italy
Entertainment Venues
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Fanum Fortunae
FIRA
Forum Iulium
Forum Romanum
Fucine Lake
gladiatorial
imperial
Imperial Benefaction
Imperial Building
imperial patronage
italy
late
Late Republic
Lateran Basilica
Ludi Circenses
Lusus Troiae
maximus
municipal funding practices
Permanent Amphitheatre
Personal Patronage
Pliny Epist
public entertainment history
Public Entertainment Venues
republic
roman
Roman Italy
Roman urbanism
Rome's Christian Community
Rome’s Christian Community
social elites Rome
Statilius Taurus
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Product details
- ISBN 9780415518567
- Weight: 340g
- Dimensions: 156 x 234mm
- Publication Date: 12 Dec 2013
- Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Cities in the ancient world relied on private generosity to provide many basic amenities, as well as expecting leading citizens to pay for 'bread and circuses' - free food and public entertainment. This collection of essays by leading scholars from the UK and USA explores the important phenomenon of benefaction and public patronage in Roman Italy.
Ranging from the late republican period to the later Roman Empire, the contributions cover a wide range of topics, including the impact of benefactions and benefactors on the urban development of Roman Italy, on cultural and economic activity, and on the changing role of games and festivals in Roman society. They also explore the relationship between communities and their benefactors, whether these were local notables, senators, or the emperor himself, and examine how the nature of benefaction changed under the Empire.
