“Is it possible to control the crowd?” Libanius in defense of Julian and against the population of Antioch in the 4th century
Regarding the recourse to humor and mockery as response mechanisms of a city’s population to the performance of imperial power, an emblematic case of estrangement between a ruler and his subjects occurred in 362-363 during Emperor Julian’s stay in the city of Antioch. Their estrangement was so inten...
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Universidade Federal de São Paulo
2018-03-01
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| Online Access: | https://periodicos.unifesp.br/index.php/herodoto/article/view/1173 |