A companion to the Flavian age of imperial Rome / edited by Andrew Zissos.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Machine generated contents note: 1.Sources and Evidence / Andrew Zissos -- 2.The Remarkable Rise of the Flavians / Frederic Hurlet -- 3.The Emperor Vespasian / Frederik Juliaan Vervaet -- 4.The Emperor Titus / John Nicols -- 5.The Emperor Domitian / Charles Leslie Murison -- 6.Imperial Image-Making / Alessandro Galimberti -- 7.Public Images of the Flavian Dynasty: Sculpture and Coinage / Steven L. Tuck -- 8.Remaking Rome / Susan Wood -- 9.The Flavians and the Senate / Andrew B. Gallia -- 10.The Economic Impact of Flavian Rule / Lorand Deszpa -- 11.Frontiers, Security, and Military Policy / Alessandro Launaro -- 12.Centers and Peripheries / Christopher J. Dart -- 13.Flavian Judea / Randall Pogorzelski -- 14.Flavian Britain / Mark A. Brighton -- 15.Foreigners and Flavians: Prejudices and Engagements / Gil Gambash -- 16.Women in Flavian Rome / Grant Parker -- 17.Education in the Flavian Age / Laura K. Van Abbema -- 18.Flavian Pompeii: Restoration and Renewal / Yun Lee Too -- 19.The Aesthetics of the Everyday in Flavian Art and Literature / Eleanor Winsor Leach -- 20.Flavian Spectacle: Paradox and Wonder / Sarah H. Blake -- 21.Literary Culture / Helen Lovatt -- 22.Epic Poetry: Historicizing the Flavian Epics / Antony Augoustakis -- 23.Epigram and Occasional Poetry: Social Life and Values in Martial's Epigrams and Statius' Silvae / Neil W Bernstein -- 24.Latin Prose Literature: Author and Authority in the Prefaces of Pliny and Quintilian / William J. Dominik -- 25.Flavian Greek Literature / Paul Roche -- 26.Lost Literature / Adam Kemezis -- 27.The Flavian Legacy / Michael Dewar -- 28.Vesuvius and Pompeii / Andrew Zissos -- 29.Reception of Flavian Literature / Andrew Zissos.

A Companion to the Flavian Age of Imperial Rome provides a systematic and comprehensive examination of the political, economic, social, and cultural nuances of Rome's second Imperial dynasty. The Flavian Age, while lasting only 27 years (69-96 CE), was a crucial phase in the evolution of the Roman Empire. In addition to addressing the social and historical significance of the period, this volume includes essays on its material culture, art and literature, as well as its economic and political structures. --

Divided into six thematic sections and including contributions from over two dozen Classical Studies scholars, A Companion to the Flavian Age of Imperial Rome offers a thorough examination of life during the nearly three decades of Flavian rule. In an effort to further elucidate the complexities of this bygone age, the editor has included a series of appendices that provide detailed chronological and demographic information, as well as an extensive glossary of terms. This Companion will prove invaluable for anyone interested in better understanding the Flavian Age and its role in the propagation of the Roman Empire. --

Andrew Zissos is Associate Professor of Classics at the University of California, Irvine. --Book Jacket.