*Asiaticus, Valerius, cos. ad 46 81 78 *Asinaeus, Jewish local dynast in Mesopotamia, c. ad 20/35 98–9 Astarte-Atargatis 61 *Athenion, slave-leader in 2nd Sicilian War 48, 61–3, 65, 71, 84 Athens 39, 79 *Athronges, Jewish shepherd, c. 4 bc 96 Audasius, L. 143 Audax 45 Augustus (and Octavian) 21, 22 65 , 23–4, 70, 75, 78–80, 110–12, 120, 138–9, 142–3, 146–8, 156–7 Aurelian 82–3 Autun 24 Avidius Cassius 122 Bacchanalian scandal 36 Baetica 23, 28 Bagaudae 4, 124, 128–32 Balbinus 84 banditry, bandits see latro(nes), latrocinium *Bardylis, Illyrian king, 1st half of 4th cent. bc 42 Bato 33, 41, 50, 116, 118 bellum iustum see war Berenice 101 Bingen 22 Black Sea 23 Blaesus, Q. Iunius 48, 53 Bois l’Abbé 130 Boudicca 33 Britannia 22 67 , 33, 110, 117, 126 Bruttium 39–40 *Brutus, L. Iunius, assassin of Julius Caesar 81, 139 Bukoloi 30, 114, 120–3, 134 bulla 111 *Bulla Felix, Italian bandit leader, c. ad 205/207 9, 13, 64, 108–23, 129, 133–6, 138, 141, 163–5 causes of banditry: aims: distribution of land, redistribution of property 34, 49, 52, 54, 77–8; liberty 48, 52, 54, 137; revolution, political change 52, 77, 102, 140, 152; usurpation of a political position 95–6, 98, 124, 132, 154–9 INDEX 223 basic: booty 52, 73, 75, 89, 101, 124, 126–7, 148, 150–2; debt 73, 91 3 , 92–5; dynastic struggles 143, 146, 148–9; poverty 29, 31, 33–4, 89, 92–6, 100, 102; power and privilege, loss of 150, 159; resistance to Rome 33–56, 91–109, 149–51; religion 91, 95; revenge 34, 79, 99, 137–60 Caelius, senator 20 Caepio, Q. Servilius 45–6 *Caesar, Julius 22 69 , 23 75 , 74, 111, 138, 155–7 Caesarea 97 Caesianus, Iuventius 132 *Calca, Trebellius = false Clodius, 32 bc 157–9 Caligula 15, 30, 149 Callydion 78 camarae 23 Camillus, M. Furius 48, 51, 53 Canninefates 126 Caracalla 25, 110 Caratacus 41 *Carausius, usurper, c. ad 286 82 Carthage 34 Cassius Dio see crisis, perception of Castinus, C. Iulius Septimius 131 Castus, L. Artorius 130 *Catiline 3, 67, 73–4, 86, 89, 122 Cato the Younger 46 Celadus, freedman of Augustus 147 Celtiberians 34, 47 Celts 50 centurions 28, 122 Chauci 127 Chios 116 Christianity 19–20, 91 Cicero 73–5, 155–6 Cietae 23, 127 Cilicia 6, 23, 47, 60, 62, 75–9, 127 Cinithii 48, 54 Circumcelliones 4 Civilis, Iulius, Batavian leader 33 Claudius 149 Claudius, freedman of Livia II 27 *Claudius, Judaean bandit, c. ad 195 112, 115, 120, 123, 134 *Clemens, imperial slave = false Agrippa Postumus, c. ad 14 3, 55, 118–19, 121, 135, 138, 140–5, 149, 158 –9, 160
BANDITS IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE Clemens, T. Varius 21 clementia 108 *Cleon, slave leader in 1st Sicilian War 59–65, 71 *Cleon, local dynast in Asia Minor, mid-1st cent. bc 78–9 Cleopatra 79 clientela 6, 77, 136, 156 Clodius Albinus 111, 132 clothing, bandit and disguise 114–15, 121, 132, 134; false identity 138–40, 152–5 Comana 78 *Comanus, brother of the slave leader, Cleon 60 *Commodus 21, 25, 81, 110, 113, 121, 123, 126, 129–30, 133–4 conception, Roman, of the bandit as reflected in literature: characteristics of the latro: audacity 89, 125; bloodthirstiness 60; charisma 47–8, 54, 70, 87, 119; clementia 64; comradeship 6; cunning, daring, self-confidence 112, 114, 125, 144; determination 42; drink, capacity for 89; elusiveness 112; endurance, powers of 42; fairness 42–4, 84; foresight 42; glory, thirst for 105, 132, 135; greed 75; greed, lack of 44; honour 7, 107–8; hubris 66, 136; intelligence 38, 65; invincibility, vulnerable only to deceit 47, 52, 56, 108, 118–19, 132, 134; luck in war 42; military leadership skills 42, 65, 69; pride 89; prudence 65; sexual prowess and licentiousness 85, 89; size 84; solidarity 6; speed of action 39; strength 38; supernatural abilities 47–8, 61; temperance, moderatio 42, 113, 136; tyranny of 75, 82–4, 87, 103–5; violence, cruelty 7, 89; virtus 38, 42, 55, 65, 84; wisdom 42; wit 116, 118–20, 141 death, and contempt for 46, 60, 69: hero’s death 69; mass suicide 60, 76, 106–9 fear of <strong>latrones</strong> 32, 69, 75 ideal/construct 2–3, 7–8, 11–13, 43 <strong>latrones</strong> as challengers of the establishment 35, 113, 132, 134 literary cliché 2, 13, 56, 71, 84–5, 109, 161–6 224 model of virtue 43–4 romance of the bandit 7, 36: Robin Hood 11, 77, 113; noble savagery 36–7, 84, 89; original, primitive state 38 Constantine I 82–3 Corbulo, Cn. Domitius 127 Corinth 79 corocotta 112 22 *Corocotta, Spanish bandit, c. 27 bc/ad 14 112, 120, 134, 147 Costoboci 23 counter-measures against banditry: private: giving up of jewellery and valuables 21; guard dogs 20; home security 24; self-help 30–137; weapons 21 public: army recruitment 22, 89, 125; ban on private possession of weapons 22; ban on riding 28; execution, exemplary 15–16, 70–1, 120; ineffectiveness of 22; land-settlement and redistribution 22, 34, 77–8, 88–9; police 21–2, 25, 27–8, 31 Crassus, M. Licinius 66–9 Cremna 87–8 Crete 43–4, 146 crime 1, 14, 22: ancient, lack of statistics 2, 8, 14, 25–6 everyday crime 2 5 , 10–11, 14, 18: affecting travel 20–22; opportunistic theft 29–32 historical criminology 2 5 modern 1 2 , 17 crisis, perception of: corruption of Roman Senate 46 corruption and untrustworthiness of Roman generals 34, 43–5, 56 deficiencies of Roman army 68–9, 114–15, 121, 133 incompetence of Roman emperors: Commodus and his successors (Cassius Dio) 114–15, 117–18, 120–4, 134, 163; Tiberius (Tacitus) 54–6, 140–5, 163 Roman decadence 38, 44, 68 ‘world turned upside down’ 47, 165 Crispus, Sallustius 142 Crixus 67 Cumanus, Ventidius 97 *Curtisius, T., slave-agitator, ad 24 104 107 , 127–8
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