Rimski carevi kao vrhovni vojni zapovjednici u Svetonijevim biografijama

master's thesis

• Title (english): Roman emperors as supreme military commanders in Suetonius biographies
• Author: Anita Jurković
• Mentor: Bruna Kuntić-Makvić (mentor)
• Committee member: Inga Vilogorac Brčić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Jelena Marohnić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Filip Budić (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences; Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2023-02-27, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: HUMANISTIC SCIENCES; History; Ancient History

Abstract

The Roman emperor's job description was varied and demanding, and one of the key roles it entailed was that of supreme military commander. The aim of this thesis is to show how the Roman writer Suetonius portrayed his emperors in that specific role. The key questions that the thesis tries to answer are what Suetonius considered important in relation to emperor's military role, what tasks he considered it entails, which actions and qualities he evaluated positively and which negatively, and what influenced his presentation and evaluation. First, Suetonius as the main source is presented. He is placed in social, historical and literary context, which illuminates all aspects that influenced his writing and his attitude towards the emperors. Then the work itself is presented, that is, Suetonius' collection of biographies of emperors and its specific characteristics. Then follows the analysis of each emperor individually. Relevant chapters have been singled out and are exhaustively analyzed one by one. The analysis was conducted by consulting other relevant ancient writers and contemporary literature.

• Keywords: Svetonije; biografije; rimski carevi; vojni zapovjednici
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:131:494123
• Study programme: Title: History; specializations in: Research, Teaching; Course: Research; Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: magistar/magistra povijesti (magistar/magistra povijesti)
• Type of resource: Text
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• Created on: 2023-03-24 15:25:29