The Roman Emperor and his Court c. 30 BC–c. AD 300: Volume 1, Historical Essays

BENJAMIN KELLY is an Associate Professor in the Department of History at York University, Toronto. He is the author of Petitions, Litigation, and Social Control in Roman Egypt (2011). ANGELA HUG teaches at York University, Toronto, in the Departments of History and Humanities, and at Glendon College. She is a Roman historian whose research interests focus on women, the family, and the cultural politics of fertility and reproduction during the Principate.

1. Introduction Benjamin Kelly; 2. Hellenistic influences on Roman court culture Rolf Strootman; 3. Republican Precursors Jaclyn Neel; 4. The Imperial family Angela Hug; 5. The Roman aristocracy at court Ryan Wei and Benjamin Kelly; 6. Administration, finances, and the court Caillan Davenport and Benjamin Kelly; 7. Foreign royals at the Imperial Court Dennis Jussen; 8. Domestic servants in the Imperial Court Jonathan Edmondson; 9. The Imperial Palaces on the Palatine Hill: Architecture as a reflection of social practices and imperial authority Jens Pflug and Ulrike Wulf-Rheidt; 10. Imperial villas Michele George; 11. Imperial journeys Helmut Halfmann; 12. The court and ceremonial Caillan Davenport; 13. Dining and hunting as courtly activities in the Roman Empire Matthew B. Roller; 14. Sexuality and the court E. Del Chrol and Sarah H. Blake; 15. Violence and security at court Benjamin Kelly; 16. Religion and divination at court Fanny Dolansky; 17. Performance and performers at court Sarah H. Blake; 18. Literary patronage and the Roman Imperial Court from Augustus to the Severan Dynasty Neil W. Bernstein; 19. Dress, adornment, and self-presentation Kelly Olson; 20. Epilogue: Continuity and change at the Roman Imperial Court Olivier Hekster.