This work analyses the police apparatus of early imperial Rome. The research is embedded in existing theories about policing and explores by what means the Roman state managed to police early...Show moreThis work analyses the police apparatus of early imperial Rome. The research is embedded in existing theories about policing and explores by what means the Roman state managed to police early imperial Rome.Show less
The central question in this thesis is what the role of Christianity was in the transition from the Roman into the Merovingian period in Cologne and Maastricht. The hypothesis is that the...Show moreThe central question in this thesis is what the role of Christianity was in the transition from the Roman into the Merovingian period in Cologne and Maastricht. The hypothesis is that the Merovingian elite used Christianity as a way to legitimize their power. In a city as Cologne there is much more evidence available, but even in the small castellum Maastricht, there is evidence to support this theory. Christianity played a significant role in the transition from Antiquity to the Middle Ages in both Maastricht and Cologne. Christianity became a significant sign of continuity.Show less
This thesis looks at the use of the Roman imperial alimenta which was established by the emperor Trajan at the turn of the second century AD. The alimenta sought to provide subsistence in the form...Show moreThis thesis looks at the use of the Roman imperial alimenta which was established by the emperor Trajan at the turn of the second century AD. The alimenta sought to provide subsistence in the form of small cash payments to aid parents in providing for their children. While such schemes had existed for some time in the form of private endowments, one must wonder why Trajan should choose to establish a much larger system stretching across Italy. The scale of such an undertaking had never been performed exclusively for children in the past and one must wonder how their place and role in society had changed by this time to make their investment worthwhile. As such this thesis looks at the demographic, economic and symbolic value's to be found in children and the value of such investment to the stability of Trajan's rule.Show less
Rond 150 v.C. beschreef de Griekse historicus Polybius in zijn Historiën hoe Rome was uitgegroeid van bescheiden stadstaat tot een mediterrane supermacht. Polybius zag de gemengde constitutie van...Show moreRond 150 v.C. beschreef de Griekse historicus Polybius in zijn Historiën hoe Rome was uitgegroeid van bescheiden stadstaat tot een mediterrane supermacht. Polybius zag de gemengde constitutie van de Romeinse Republiek als belangrijke reden voor dit succes. Deze constitutie bestond uit democratische, oligarchische en monarchale elementen. In Rome waren dit respectievelijk de volksvergaderingen, de senaat en de magistraten. De rol van het volk was vooral formeel, maar kende ook de nodige praktische elementen. Een ruime eeuw later was er van dit systeem vrijwel niets meer over en was de republiek na burgeroorlogen vervangen door een monarchie. Over hoe het democratische aspect van de Romeinse Republiek te interpreteren in deze ontwikkeling, bestaat de nodige onenigheid.Show less
In this thesis, Roman slaves' access to water is used as a case study for the study of Roman marginalisation. Roman slaveholders used water to marginalise slaves in two different ways: on a...Show moreIn this thesis, Roman slaves' access to water is used as a case study for the study of Roman marginalisation. Roman slaveholders used water to marginalise slaves in two different ways: on a personal level, the access to water was restricted, and on a professional level, the access to water was increased. Access to water was a power tool consciously employed by Roman slaveholders to marginalise others.Show less
This thesis has sought to research the Roman imperial cult in the province of Achaea during the Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC - 68 AD). It has done so through a thorough study of the epigraphic and...Show moreThis thesis has sought to research the Roman imperial cult in the province of Achaea during the Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 BC - 68 AD). It has done so through a thorough study of the epigraphic and numismatic sources that originate from the province. The first two chapters are subjected to the study of these sources, while the third chapter functioned as a synthesis of the evidence. Here, the sources are put into two larger debates surrounding the Roman imperial cult, such as the origin of the imperial cult (i.e. Roman or Hellenistic precedence), and what might be understood as 'ruler cult'. Moreover, the third chapter expands on the notion that it was the local élite who functioned as the main stimulus for the veneration of the imperial family, and to what extent this might have been enhanced by the 'petition-and-response'-model.Show less
