At the centre of the Roman empire stood the emperor and the court surrounding him. The systematic investigation of this court in its own right, however, has been a relatively late development in the field of Roman history, and previous studies have focused on narrowly defined aspects or on particular periods of Roman history. This book makes a major contribution to understanding the history of the Roman imperial court. The first volume presents nineteen original essays covering all the major dimensions of the court from the age of Augustus to the threshold of Late Antiquity. The second volume is a collection of the ancient sources that are central to studying that court. The collection includes: translations of literary sources, inscriptions, and papyri; plans and computer visualizations of archaeological remains; and photographs of archaeologic sites and artworks depicting the emperor and his court.

A thorough history of the Roman imperial court and a collection of the ancient sources central to its study.

About the Author
BENJAMIN KELLY is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at York University, Toronto. He is the author of Petitions, Litigation, and Social Control in Roman Egypt (2011). ANGELA HUG teaches at York University, Toronto, in the Departments of History and Humanities, and at Glendon College. She is a Roman historian whose research interests focus on women, the family, and the cultural politics of fertility and reproduction during the Principate.


Book Information
ISBN 9781316513217
Author Benjamin Kelly
Format Hardback
Page Count 500
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 1310g
Dimensions(mm) 252mm * 176mm * 30mm