Private and Public Lies ：The Discourse of Despotism and Deceit in the Graeco-Roman World ( 1 )

Publication subTitle ：The Discourse of Despotism and Deceit in the Graeco-Roman World

Publication series ：1

Author： Turner   Andrew;Chong-Gossard   James Kim On;Vervaet   Frederik  

Publisher： Brill‎

Publication year： 2010

E-ISBN: 9789004188839

P-ISBN(Paperback): 9789004187757

P-ISBN(Hardback):  9789004187757

Subject： I06 Literature, Literature Appreciation;I109.3 Middle Ages (476 - 1640)

Language： ENG

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Description

This book examines despotism and deceit in the Graeco-Roman world from historical and literary perspectives, over a range of historical periods including classical Athens, the Hellenistic kingdoms, late republican and early imperial Rome, late antiquity, and Byzantium.

Chapter

Contents

pp.：  6 – 9

Preface

pp.：  10 – 13

Abbreviations

pp.：  14 – 15

Contributors

pp.：  16 – 19

Introduction

pp.：  20 – 27

THE GRAECO-HELLENISTIC WORLD

pp.：  28 – 29

Hall: Autochthonous Autocrats

pp.：  30 – 47

Londey: Phokian Desperation

pp.：  48 – 57

Bosworth: Truth and Falsehood in Early Hellenistic Propaganda

pp.：  58 – 69

Prag: The Despots who Cried ‘Carthage!’

pp.：  70 – 91

REPUBLICAN ROME

pp.：  92 – 93

Pina Polo: Frigidus Rumor

pp.：  94 – 109

Dart: Deceit and the Struggle for Roman Franchise in Italy

pp.：  110 – 125

Hurlet: Pouvoirs extraordinaires et tromperie

pp.：  126 – 149

AUGUSTAN DISSIMULATION

pp.：  150 – 151

Vervaet: Arrogating Despotic Power Through Deceit

pp.：  152 – 185

Rich: Deception, Lies, and Economy with the Truth

pp.：  186 – 211

EARLY IMPERIAL LITERATURE

pp.：  212 – 213

Turner: Lucan’s Cleopatra

pp.：  214 – 229

Penwill: The Imperial Encomia of Lucan and Silius

pp.：  230 – 249

Sciarrino: What ‘Lies’ behind Phaedrus’ Fables?

pp.：  250 – 267

Lee-Stecum: Tales of Deceit in Pre-Republican Rome

pp.：  268 – 289

Calhoon: Is There an Antidote to Caesar?

pp.：  290 – 313

Kim On Chong-Gossard: Who Slept with Whom in the Roman Empire?

pp.：  314 – 347

THE LATER EMPIRE

pp.：  348 – 349

Icks: From Priest to Emperor to Priest-Emperor

pp.：  350 – 361

Bleckmann: Constantinus Tyrannus

pp.：  362 – 373

Brown: Justinian, Procopius, and Deception

pp.：  374 – 389

THE BROADER CONTEXT

pp.：  390 – 391

Ridley: Despotism and Deceit

pp.：  392 – 405

Bibliography

pp.：  406 – 443

Index

pp.：  444 – 449

Index Locorum

pp.：  450 – 459

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