The Curious Case of Uspe: Legalism, Profit and Terror in Roman Imperialism

Tristan S Taylor

The Curious Case of Uspe: Legalism, Profit and Terror in Roman Imperialism

Tristan S Taylor

Classics & Ancient History

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Tacitus' brief narrative of the destruction of the town of Uspe of the Siraci in the Bosphorus in 49 CE (Ann. 12.16-17) provides valuable insight into the use of massacre in the exercise of Roman imperialism. It shows, inter alia, a tension, inherent in imperial rhetoric and ideology, between the ideal of clementia and the perceived necessity for exemplary violence in the context of expanding or maintaining Rome's empire. Such a tension is inherent in Augustus' Res Gestae, for example, where he highlights the fact that he spared conquered people, yet only where safe to do so (RG 3.2).

Original language	English
Pages	36-36
Publication status	Published - Jan 2017
Event	SCS 2017: 148th Annual Meeting of the Society for Classical Studies - Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, Toronto, Canada Duration: 5 Jan 2017 → 8 Jan 2017

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Conference	SCS 2017: 148th Annual Meeting of the Society for Classical Studies
City	Toronto, Canada
Period	5/01/17 → 8/01/17

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