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Collection Latomus - 353: Imperial Transportation and Communication from the Third to the Late Fourth Century

The Golden Age of the cursus publicus

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The Roman Empire featured an infrastructure that allowed reliable communication between the emperors and all parts of the Roman administration, known as uehiculatio during the Principate and as cursus publicus from the late third and early fourth century CE onwards. This study aims, firstly, to explore the factors that led to the establishment of the cursus publicus with its two sub-divisions (cursus uelox, cursus clauulari(u)s); and, secondly, to show through a comprehensive review of the structure, history, and development of the cursus publicus in the fourth century that this system was firmly integrated into the imperial administration and sreamlined to such a degree that it could be used with unprecedented effectiveness by the end of the fourth century.

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Collection Latomus - 353: Imperial Transportation and Communication from the Third to the Late Fourth Century, Lukas Lemcke

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Titre
Collection Latomus - 353: Imperial Transportation and Communication from the Third to the Late Fourth Century
Sous-titre
The Golden Age of the cursus publicus
Langue
Anglais
Publié
2016
Format
souple
Pages
161
ISBN10
9042933569
ISBN13
9789042933569
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The Roman Empire featured an infrastructure that allowed reliable communication between the emperors and all parts of the Roman administration, known as uehiculatio during the Principate and as cursus publicus from the late third and early fourth century CE onwards. This study aims, firstly, to explore the factors that led to the establishment of the cursus publicus with its two sub-divisions (cursus uelox, cursus clauulari(u)s); and, secondly, to show through a comprehensive review of the structure, history, and development of the cursus publicus in the fourth century that this system was firmly integrated into the imperial administration and sreamlined to such a degree that it could be used with unprecedented effectiveness by the end of the fourth century.