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In Aspects of Ancient Institutions and Geography colleagues and students honor Richard J.A. Talbert for his numerous contributions and influence on the fields of ancient history, political and social science, as well as cartography and geography. This collection of original and useful examinations is focused around the core theme of Talbert’s work – how ancient individuals and groups organized their world, through their institutions and geography. The first half of the book considers institutional history in chapters on such diverse topics as the Roman Senate, Roman provincial politics and administration, healing springs, gladiators, and soldiers. Chapters on the geography of Thucydides and Alexander III, imperial geography, tracking letters and using sundials round out the second half of the book.
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Aspects of Ancient Institutions and Geography Impact of Empire Roman Empire, c. 200 B.C.–A.D. 476 Edited by Olivier Hekster (Radboud University, Nijmegen, The Netherlands) Editorial Board Lukas de Blois Angelos Chaniotis Ségolène Demougin Olivier Hekster Gerda de Kleijn Luuk de Ligt Elio Lo Cascio Michael Peachin John Rich Christian Witschel VOLUME 19 The titles published in this series are listed at brill.com/imem Aspects of Ancient Institutions and Geography Studies in Honor of Richard J.A. Talbert Edited by Lee L. Brice and Daniëlle Slootjes LEIDEN | BOSTON Cover Illustration: The Curia, the imperial period senate building in the Forum Romanum. (photo by Lee L. Brice) Page Illustration: Professor Robert John Alexander Talbert, on a visit to the site of Horaceʼs Villa. (photo by Lee L. Brice). Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Aspects of ancient institutions and geography : studies in honor of Richard J.A. Talbert / edited by Lee L. Brice and Danielle Slootjes. pages cm. — (Impact of empire : Roman empire, c. 200 B.C.–A.D. 476, ISSN 1572-0500 ; volume 19) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-90-04-28371-8 (hardback : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-90-04-28372-5 (e-book) 1. Rome—Civilization. 2. Rome—Politics and government. 3. Rome—Social conditions. 4. Associations, institutions, etc.—Rome—History. 5. Social structure—Rome—History. 6. Geography— Rome—History. 7. Cartography—Rome—History. 8. Civilization, Ancient. 9. Geography, Ancient. I. Brice, Lee L., editor of compilation, author. II. Slootjes, Daniëlle, editor of compilation, author. III. Talbert, Richard J. A., 1947– honoree. DG78.A765 2015 937—dc23 2014035192 This publication has been typeset in the multilingual “Brill” typeface. With over 5,100 characters covering Latin, ipa, Greek, and Cyrillic, this typeface is especially suitable for use in the humanities. For more information, please see brill.com/brill-typeface. issn 1572-0500 isbn 978-90-04-28371-8 (hardback) isbn 978-90-04-28372-5 (e-book) Copyright 2015 by Koninklijke Brill nv, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill nv incorporates the imprints Brill, Brill Nijhoff and Hotei Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill nv provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, ma 01923, usa. Fees are subject to change. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Contents Acknowledgements ix List of Figures and Maps x List of Abbreviations xii Notes on Contributors xiii Part 1 Introduction Chaps and Maps: Reflections on a Caree