Table of Contents

1. A History of the Roman Emperor; 2. The Emperor as an Arbiter of Justice; 3. The Generosity of the Roman Emperor; 4. Wonder Tales; 5. Wisdom and Wit: Making Fun of the Emperor; 6. The Permanence of an Emperor through Time, or the Emperor as a Temporal Figure.

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Explores how Roman emperors were perceived by their subjects in the first two centuries after Augustus.

About the Author

Panayiotis Christoforou is Departmental Lecturer in the Faculty of Classics, University of Oxford, and at Oriel and Jesus Colleges.