LEGITIMATE VIOLENCE IN ILLEGITIMATE TIMES: DIO'S THEORIES OF LEGITIMACY.
Comparing legitimacy in the three different contexts of literary leisteia, Late Republican civil war actors, and contemporary Severan emperors reveals Dio to be consistent when discussing legitimate violence. In all three, Dio presents establishing legitimacy as a primary factor in attaining power....
| Publicado en: | Akroterion Vol. 64; pp. 65 - 91 |
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