The Augustan Tradition and Neronian Economics
by M. K. Thornton, Tallahassee (Fia.)
Contents
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I. Fiscal Policy of Augustus |
150 |
| II. Neronian Fiscal Policy |
153 |
1. Fiscal Policy: Seneca and Burrus (A.D. 55-62) |
153 |
A. Features of Fiscal Policy |
155 |
a) Scarcity of Public Entertainment |
155 |
b) Paucity of Public Buildings |
156 |
c) Few Money Distributions (congiaria) to the
Public |
156 |
d) No Mention of Any Distribution of Grain to the Citizens |
157 |
e) Little Emphasis on Payments in Money to the Soldiers |
157 |
f) Emphasis on the Aggrandizement of the Aristocracy |
157 |
B. Summary of Fiscal Policy |
158 |
2. Independent Fiscal Policy of Nero (A. D. 62-68) |
158 |
A. Characteristics of Fiscal Policy |
160 |
a) Provision of Frequent Public Entertainment |
160 |
b) Vast Expansion of Public Construction |
161 |
c) Many Monetary Distributions to the Public |
163 |
d) Many Corn Distributions to the Public |
167 |
e) Little Emphasis on Money to the Soldiers |
168 |
f) No Emphasis on Benefits to the Aristocrats |
169 |
B. Summary |
169 |
| Bibliography |
171 |
