Mass and elite in the Greek and Roman Worlds : from Sparta to Late Antiquity. /

The discussion in this volume offers an analysis of the defining roles of mass and elite elements in Greek and Roman society, and in their socio-political, economic, military and religious contexts. This interaction, whether it was in terms of conflict or in cooperation between the mass - the general body of (usually) citizens - and elite figures or groups within the various communities of ancient Greece, the Roman Republic and Empire, and during Late Antiquity, is given particular attention. The almost constant exchange between these two entities made them vital forces in every state's determination of public policy, social and political progress and, ultimately, success or failure.Includes bibliographical references and index.10 The Cost of Leadership: The Relationship Between Crowds and Power in the Misopogon of the Emperor Julian and the Aethiopica of HeliodorusHeliodorus' Aethiopica; Notes; 11 From Mass to Elite in the Later Roman Empire: Framing the Problem of Mass to Elite Social Mobility; A Hypothetical, Socio-Economically Mobile Sub-Elite Class; Getting Rich in the Late Antique Countryside -- Maybe; Getting Rich in the Late Antique City -- Possibly; Conclusion; Notes; 12 Mass and Elite in Late Antique Religion: The Case of Manichaeism; The Elect and Hearers in Manichaeism.Assuaging Elect-Hearer Tensions in Manichaean LiteratureElect-Hearer Relations as Evidenced in the Kellis Archive; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.Further Considerations and Future Directions: Urban Stability Through Residential Integration?Notes; 9 City, Village, Sacrifice: The Political Economy of Religion in the Early Roman Empire; Introduction; Taxed for Urban Sacrifice: Orcistus, From Village to City; The Dispreferral and Effacement of Villages, East and West; The Villages of Oenoanda; The Villages of Herakleides Meris and the Religious Economy of Roman Alexandria; The Taxing of Animals; Excursus on Village Religion; Soada-Dionysias: Its Festivals, Water and Villages; Conclusion; Notes.The discussion in this volume offers an analysis of the defining roles of mass and elite elements in Greek and Roman society, and in their socio-political, economic, military and religious contexts. This interaction, whether it was in terms of conflict or in cooperation between the mass - the general body of (usually) citizens - and elite figures or groups within the various communities of ancient Greece, the Roman Republic and Empire, and during Late Antiquity, is given particular attention. The almost constant exchange between these two entities made them vital forces in every state's determination of public policy, social and political progress and, ultimately, success or failure