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Título
EPINIKIA: Celebrating Roman Victory in the Eastern Provinces of the Empire
Autor(es)
Materia
Roman Victory
Greek Festivals
diplomacy
reciprocity
Sulla
triumph
Parthian wars
Lucius Verus
Severan dynasty
Gordian III
Boeotia
Athens
Ephesus
Cilicia
Thessalonica
Clasificación UNESCO
5505.10 Filología
Fecha de publicación
2018
Resumen
Across the eastern Mediterranean only a limited number of inscriptions, coins and papyri attest the term ἐπιν(ε)ίκια bestowed on local festivities. My paper studies for the first time the genesis and evolution of a particular title that could be presented as a sign of loyalty and friendship towards Roman rule. Through an analysis of mostly direct evidence, I aim to provide the perspective of certain local communities which, while subjected to Rome, remarkably strove to celebrate its victories. This bottom-up approach also seeks to show the importance of reciprocity in the constant diplomatic exchange between emperors, administrators and eastern provincials
URI
ISSN
1010-9161
DOI
10.25365/tyche-2018-33-2
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