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Arendse, Remco (2015)

Bureaucratische rijken in Oost en West: Oorlog, Staatsvorming en Bureaucratisering in Rome en Qin/Han-China.

Master thesis | History (MA)

This thesis seeks to describe the unique structures of the Roman Empire. The Empire, and especially the early Empire is usually described as un-bureaucratic. The entire Empire rested on informal structures. The get a better understanding of the historical development of the Roman government the method of contrast is used. The structures of Roman governance in the early Empire stood in a sharp contrast with the developments in the early Chinese Empire, where early in history strong bureaucratic structures existed. The reasons for these strong differences are described by the lines of the role of the aristocracy in the government and the role of the military and wars. This thesis operates under the assumption that Charles Tilly's thesis on war and state-making is also applicable on the ancient world.

rome

china

bureaucracy

bureaucratie

empire

romeinse rijk

roman

romeins

Author

Arendse, Remco

Faculty

Faculty of Humanities

Specialisation

Ancient History

Supervisors

Ligt, Luuk de

ECTS Credits

30

Language

nl