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Author : James Dodsley Cuff
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Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,83 MB
Release : 1854
Category : Coins
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Author : James Dodsley Cuff
Publisher :
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 43,83 MB
Release : 1854
Category : Coins
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Author : O. Hekster
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 280 pages
File Size : 34,70 MB
Release : 2021-11-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9004502327
The emperor Commodus (AD 180-192) has commonly been portrayed as an insane madman, whose reign marked the beginning of the end of the Roman Empire. Indeed, the main point of criticism on his father, Marcus Aurelius, is that he appointed his son as his successor. Especially Commodus’ behaviour as a gladiator, and the way he represented himself with divine attributes (especially those of Hercules), are often used as evidence for the emperor’s presumed madness. However, this ‘political biography’ will apply modern interpretations of the spectacles in the arena, and of the imperial cult, to Commodus' reign. It will focus on the dissemination and reception of imperial images, and suggest that there was a method in Commodus’ madness.
Author : Arthur Bernard Cook
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Page : 1048 pages
File Size : 20,46 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Classical antiquities
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Author : Steve Mason
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 1406 pages
File Size : 48,6 MB
Release : 2016-02-24
Category : History
ISBN : 1316418995
A conflict that erupted between Roman legions and some Judaeans in late AD 66 had an incalculable impact on Rome's physical appearance and imperial governance; on ancient Jews bereft of their mother-city and temple; and on early Christian fortunes. Historical scholarship and cinema alike tend to see the conflict as the culmination of long Jewish resistance to Roman oppression. In this volume, Steven Mason re-examines the war in all relevant contexts (such as the Parthian dimension, and Judaea's place in Roman Syria) and phases, from the Hasmoneans to the fall of Masada. Mason approaches each topic as a historical investigation, clarifying problems that need to be solved, understanding the available evidence, and considering scenarios that might explain the evidence. The simplest reconstructions make the conflict more humanly intelligible while casting doubt on received knowledge.
Author : Charlotte Dunn
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 329 pages
File Size : 26,10 MB
Release : 2019-06-04
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1527535401
Until the 1980s, historical treatments of ancient religion focused mainly on myth, cult and ritual as a way to interpret the mental structures or primary emotions of ancient peoples, but, in the last few decades, a “political turn” in the study of religion has taken hold. This volume serves to diversify our understanding of the political conceptualizations and implementations of religious practice in the ancient Mediterranean region from the 7th Century BCE to the 4th Century CE, in both Greek and Roman contexts. The underlying question taken up here is: in what situations was Greco-Roman religious practice articulated, communicated, and perceived in political contexts, both real and imagined? Written by experts in the fields of archaeology, linguistics, art history, historiography, political science and religion, the chapters of this volume engage the plurality and the diversity of the Greco-Roman religious experience as it receives and negotiates power relations.
Author : Brian Benjamin Shefton
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 538 pages
File Size : 31,96 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9789004133006
This collection of essays, in honour of Professor B.B. Shefton, provides an innovative exploration of the culture of the Greek colonies of the Western Mediterranean, their relations with their non-Greek neigbours, and the evolution of distinctive regional identities.
Author : Library of Congress. Catalog
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Page : 224 pages
File Size : 44,89 MB
Release : 1853
Category : Library catalogs
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Author : Rainer Riesner
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 10,51 MB
Release : 1998
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780802841667
Riesner recognizes a problem in the chronologies proposed in the literature he surveys: often one or two 'absolute dates' are given, and the rest of the chronological details follow from those few established dates. In the next section Riesner seeks to go point-by-point through a chronology of the early ministry of Paul, discussion the evidence at each point for particular events in Paul's life and ministry. He is wary not to merely fit a date into a chronological scheme without providing good support for that date independent of other chronological markers (if possible). Riesner interacts with both conservative and non-conservative literature. The bibliography is massive (80 pages, with approximately 30 sources per page!), and footnotes in the volume indicate that Riesner is, indeed, familiar with the literature.
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Publisher : CUP Archive
Page : 1008 pages
File Size : 19,43 MB
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Author : Henry George BOHN
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Page : 594 pages
File Size : 28,5 MB
Release : 1848
Category : Publishers' catalogs
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