Inaug.-Diss.--Universität Erlanger-Nürnberg, Erlangen. / Vita. Bibliography: p. iv-xv.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2009. / "... in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in the Department of Classics." Discipline: Classics; Department/School: Classics.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Committee on the Ancient Mediterranean World, August 2002. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T16:17:35Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Rafael Costa Campos.pdf: 341568 bytes, checksum: d10469953df0b872b1e82b5d3aeaf26c (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-04-04 / This dissertation has as objective to establish an analysis about the essential positive aspects of the political administration of the Emperor Tiberius Caesar Augustus during his government (14 37 A.D), throughout the historical narrative of Publius Cornelius Tacitus (55 117? A.D) in his Annals. We show a discussion distributed in three chapters: the first chapter intends to be a presentation of biographical data of the author, of the principal characteristics which composes the formulation of his historical writing, its fundamental interests and the observation of the elements that show up in first instance the characterization that him makes of Tiberius Caesar Augustus. On the second chapter there is an analysis of the essential negative aspects about the Emperor showed up by Tacitus in his book, held up in a historiographical revision of the most important considerations composed by researchers of this subject. On the third chapter we intend to establish a counterpoint which shows positive aspects of the imperial administration of Tiberius Caesar Augustus, emphasizing the lavishness to private individuals and to the extent of City of Rome s population and provinces, just like the undertaking of public buildings, temples and others measures of administrative matter. / Esta dissertação tem como objetivo estabelecer uma análise sobre os principais aspectos positivos da administração política do Imperador Tibério César Augusto durante o seu governo (14 37 d.C.), por meio da narrativa do historiador latino Públio Cornélio Tácito (55 117? d.C.) em seus Anais. Apresentamos uma discussão distribuída em três capítulos: o primeiro capítulo trata-se de uma apresentação de dados biográficos do autor, das principais características que compõem a formulação de sua escrita histórica, os seus principais interesses e a observação dos elementos que evidenciam em primeira instância a caracterização que este faz de Tibério César Augusto. No segundo capítulo encontram-se uma análise dos principais aspectos negativos sobre o Imperador ressaltados por Tácito em sua obra, apoiados em uma revisão historiográfica das mais relevantes considerações empreendidas por pesquisadores sobre o assunto. No terceiro capítulo buscamos estabelecer um contraponto em que se mostra presente aspectos positivos na administração imperial de Tibério César Augusto, considerando-se a concessão de benefícios a particulares e ao restante da população da Cidade de Roma e das províncias, bem como o empreendimento de obras públicas, templos e outras medidas de cunho administrativo.

M.A. (Latin) / I found the doctoral thesis of Pauw, "Karaktertekening by Ammianus Marcellinus", an interesting study. In particular I was fascinated by the table given in the appendix, in which the number of times both the positive and the negative characteristics in Ammianus 1's portrayal of four emperors, who reigned for a reasonable time, and four of the more important minor characters are indicated in the various devices of character portrayal open to the author. I wondered if such a wide variety and frequency of these direct and indirect methods of character depiction could be identified in the work of an historian like Livy, who is the first historiographer of the old annalistic tradition, whose work is extant in significant quantity (Lintott, p. 234)...

The goal of this thesis on roman and greek reformers was to create a methodical summary of the most important constitutional reforms in ancient Rome and Greece. It is mostly focussed on the history of ancient Rome or Roman reformers, respectively. I call these reforms constitutional for their undoubted life-changing impact on the society as a whole - some of the reforms changed the ancient societies for the upcoming decades and even centuries, some changed them, as I believe, forever. For example a struggle between Lucius Cornelius Sulla and Gaius Marius had a far- reaching impact on Rome as too much of "unbreakable" rules were broken - which, of course, led to another and another heavy and unprecedented interventions which ultimately led to the fall of the republic and the beginning of the new, Imperial, era. Main sources of this thesis are the texts of ancient authors, such as Plutarch Suetonius and Appian, as it was one of my goals to use primary literature as much as possible.

Cette thèse, une édition traduite et commentée de deux livres de l'Histoire romaine (livres 57 et 58), s'inscrit dans un programme d'édition critique complète et moderne de cette œuvre. Dans ce diptyque faisant suite au cycle augustéen des livres 51 à 56, Dion Cassius retrace, avec le recul d'un sénateur romain de l'époque sévérienne, le principat de Tibère et ses soubresauts, des mutineries des légions en Pannonie et en Germanie à la disparition subreptice de l'empereur, en passant par les morts tragiques des héritiers présomptifs Germanicus et Drusus et la trahison de Séjan. Particulièrement attentif aux questions institutionnelles, l'historien grec s'attache à montrer comment le successeur d'Auguste poursuit l'œuvre de fondation du Principat entreprise par ce dernier en même temps qu'il la pervertit et s'éloigne progressivement de l'idéal politique défini par Mécène au livre 52, en particulier dans les relations qu'il instaure avec les sénateurs. Combinant structure biographique et trame annalistique, approche chronologique et distorsions temporelles, le récit de Dion vient tantôt corroborer tantôt nuancer les témoignages antérieurs des écrivains latins Suétone et Tacite sur la personnalité de Tibère et les événements marquants de son principat. Bien que longtemps considérés par les historiens modernes comme une source d'appoint pour la connaissance de cette période, les livres 57 et 58 de l'Histoire romaine, malgré leur état partiellement lacunaire, apportent de surcroît un éclairage essentiel sur les circonstances entourant la chute de Séjan, pour lesquelles nous ne disposons pas du témoignage des Annales de Tacite. À côté de notre travail d'établissement du texte et de traduction, nous proposons donc un commentaire qui s'efforce de dégager, en trois temps consacrés successivement à la structure narrative des deux livres, à la construction d'une figure d'empereur à la fois singulière et archétypale, et, enfin, à la tonalité distanciée du récit, l'originalité stylistique et l'intérêt historique du point de vue développé par Dion Cassius sur la vie politique et les institutions romaines du Haut-Empire. / This thesis is a translated edition of Books 57 & 58 of Cassius Dio's Roman History, with a philological and historical commentary. The latter edition of Cassius Dio's work is now outdated, and so are the French translations based upon it. Our work constitutes a part of a larger programme that aims to provide an up-to-date edition with a translation of the complete works of Cassius Dio. In books 57 & 58, the Greek historian, living under the Severans, follows thoroughly the evolution of the Tiberian Principate, with a particular focus on the political crisis from military rebellions in Pannonia and Germania to Sejanus' conspiracy. His analyses are founded both on his literature searches and on his own political experience as a Roman senator, and reveal an accurate knowledge of the institutional realities of the Early Principate. The main goal of the two books is to show how Tiberius, as the successor of Augustus, completes the founding work of his great predecessor while debasing the political ideals defined by Maecenas in book 52. In this train of thought, Dio pays special attention to the relationships between the Emperor and the Senators and how they evolve. Combining biographical patterns with an annalistic framework, the narration provides an original point of view on the figure of Tiberius, beside the earlier testimonies of Suetonius and Tacitus which remain incomplete with regard to the fall of Sejanus. Accordingly, the present work focusses on three main areas, including first the narrative structure, then the profiling of Tiberius as a political leader in relation to other rulers, and finally the distanced and ironic view on the political and human comedy.

This thesis is a historical and historiographical commentary on Book 57 (Chs. 1-17.8) of Cassius Dio's Roman History. It comprises two sections, an Introduction followed by the Commentary itself. The introduction is sub-divided into three chapters. The first of these introductory chapters (The Roman Historian at Work) presents a discussion of the historical material available for Dio's Tiberian narrative, and a discussion of the factors which were instrumental in Dio's writing and shaping his narrative of the reign of Tiberius. The second chapter (Dio on Tiberius) is an analysis of Dio's portrayal of Tiberius and of the historian’s understanding of Tiberius in the historical context of the early Principate. These chapters are followed by some brief Notes on the Text of Book 57, which considers the manuscript tradition of Book 57, and comments on portrayal of the reign of Tiberius in the Dionian tradition, and in particular the Excerpta Constantiniana, Xiphilinus, and Zonaras. The second part of the thesis, the commentary, presents an analysis of Dio's narrative from both historical and historiographical perspectives.

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