Oxford Classical Monographs

This monograph examines the literary and epigraphic evidence for the practice whereby Romans became patrons of Greek cities in the period of the late republic and early Principate. The text is supplemented by a reference catalogue of Roman patrons of Greek communities.
This monograph examines the literary and epigraphic evidence for the practice whereby Romans became patrons of Greek cities in the period of the late republic and early Principate. De Eilers's discursive treatment of the origins, nature, and decline of this type of patronage, and its place in Roman practice as a whole, is supplemented by a reference catalogue of Roman patrons of Greek communities.