By Melissa Dowling
In this primary thorough research of the origins of clemency, Dowling presents a shiny examine the ideology of clemency and new philosophies of mercy and cruelty in Western society, via an exam of historical artwork, literature, old files, and archaeological artifacts. through illuminating the emergence of mercy and forgiveness as social thoughts, and the mechanisms in which peoples are reworked in accordance with alterations in strength buildings, Dowling makes a massive contribution to the research of the traditional Roman global, in addition to to fashionable Western culture.
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2 f. PIR, M 5 3 4 . 3 2 4 6 R O M A N M A G I S T R A T E S IN T H E A U G U S T A N E A S T 1 27 the name Augustus. The censorship came to him in 22 B . C . , but he never governed another province. However, he may have been just too old; Plancus' nephew, M . Titius, deserted about the same time and later went out to Syria as legate of the Emperor. Among the others who survived Actium was C. , who began his term of office with a harangue against Caesar's heir. Sosius had been Antony's admiral at Zacynthus, as well as his governor of Syria between 38 and 36 B .
Seneca named Sallustius, the Cocceii, and the Delhi as Antonians close to Augustus. Sallustius Crispus,"born an eques trian and adopted by the historian, is said to have shared the Emperor's secrets. He had no particular claims to provincial service of any kind; besides, he could aspire to a high advisory position at the imperial court. Not that he lacked contact with Greek culture: Crinagoras addressed a poem to him. 2 3 4 5 1 ILS 9 1 8 . The lapis Tiburtinus and date of the Homonadensian W a r are admirably discussed by R .
37865. Strabo 569. • Suet. Tib. 1 2 ; T a c . Ann. 3 . 48. 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 R O M A N M A G I S T R A T E S IN T H E A U G U S T A N E A S T 25 exile's detractor was eliminated, his flatterer filled the gap. The career of Quirinius in this age is obscured by the evidence 1 of the acephalous lapis Tiburtinus. Certainly Quirinius may have held more eastern posts than anyone can be sure of, but this particular epigraphic evidence can provide no satisfaction as to what they were. D. 6 Quirinius was again in the East as the governor of Syria, carrying out the great census of Augustus.