This thesis argues that the Julio-Claudian emperor needs to be examined in the social and political context of the late Roman Republic wherein competition between the aristocrats determined their...Show moreThis thesis argues that the Julio-Claudian emperor needs to be examined in the social and political context of the late Roman Republic wherein competition between the aristocrats determined their behaviour to a large extent. The emperor tried to position himself within the new political order. He tried to control the competition between the aristocrats, but he sometimes also contravened possible competitors in different ways.Show less
A study of emperor Julian the Apostate's imperial tradition, being his entire body of policy and iconographic tradition in regard to coinage. This study compares these topics to predecessors and...Show moreA study of emperor Julian the Apostate's imperial tradition, being his entire body of policy and iconographic tradition in regard to coinage. This study compares these topics to predecessors and successors of Julian in an attempt to find the impact of Julian's policies on successors, and whether Julian created a partially, or wholly, new imperial tradition or based his on an earlier, pre-Christian, imperial tradition.Show less
