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Banishment in the Later Roman Empire

By Daniel , Washburn

Book information

Publisher
Taylor and Francis
Year
2012
ISBN
9780415529259, 9780203105566, 9781136254239, 1136254234
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2003128 bytes)
Series
Routledge studies in ancient history
Pages
251 pages\251
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
30 B.C.-476 A.D30 B.C.-476 A.D;Electronic books;Exile (PunishmentExile (Punishment)--Rome--History;Rome--History--E

Description

This book offers a reconstruction and interpretation of banishment in the final era of a unified Roman Empire, 284-476 CE. Author Daniel Washburn argues that exile was both a penalty and a symbol. It applied to those who committed a misstep or crossed the wrong person; it also stood as a marker of affliction or failure. Like other punishments, it articulated and cemented the power asymmetry between the punisher and the punished. Distinctively, it maneuvered the body of the banished in order to tell that tale. The process of banishment also operated as a form of negotiation between the party.

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