Table of Contents

Preface; 1. Introducing euergetism: questions, definitions and data; 2. The size and nature of gifts; 3. The icing on the cake?; 4. The concentration of wealth and power; 5. The politics of public generosity; 6. Giving for a return: generosity and legitimation; Conclusion; Epilogue. The decline of civic munificence; Appendices.

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A study of public benefactions by elite individuals to their communities in Roman Asia Minor.

About the Author

Arjan Zuiderhoek is a lecturer in ancient history at Universiteit Gent, Belgium.