Author : Brian W. Jones
Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 37,92 MB
Release : 2002-05-31
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
The Flavian dynasty ruled Rome from AD 69 to 96. This text provides a translation of Suetonius' accounts of the three Flavian emperors - Vespasian, Titus and Domitian - taken from his "Lives", as well as a general introduction to Suetonius and a detailed commentary.
Author : Suetonius
Publisher :
Page : 610 pages
File Size : 24,61 MB
Release : 1914
Category : Emperors
ISBN :
Author : Suetonius
Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 42,66 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
An analysis of Suetonius' account of the emperor Domitian. The book provides a detailed commentary on matters of historical importance in the text, together with a discussion of Suetonius' life. A comparison is offered between Suetonius' account and Dio's version. Latin sources are utilized.
Author : Suetonius
Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 12,7 MB
Release : 2000-09-21
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :
The emperor Vespasian (AD69-79) is universally regarded as one of the better Roman emperors. This edition of Suetonius' biography (the first since 1930) offers a newly revised text with a general introduction and detailed commentary.
Author : Brian Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 15,14 MB
Release : 2002-09-11
Category : History
ISBN : 1134853130
Domitian, Emperor of Rome AD 81-96, has traditionally been portrayed as a tyrant, and his later years on the throne as a `reign of terror'. Brian Jones' biography of the emperor, the first ever in English, offers a more balanced interpretation of the life of Domitian, arguing that his foreign policy was realistic, his economic programme rigorously efficient and his supposed persecution of the early Christians non-existent. Central to an understanding of the emperor's policies, Brian Jones proposes, is his relationship with his court, rather than with the senate. Roamn historians will have to take account of this new biography which in part represents a rehabilitation of Domitian.
Author : Verena Schulz
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 422 pages
File Size : 30,89 MB
Release : 2019-06-24
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9004407553
What literary strategies do Tacitus, Cassius Dio, and Suetonius apply in portraying Nero and Domitian? This book argues that the three authors respond to and deconstruct the positive accounts of imperial representation that were prevalent during the lifetimes of the two controversial emperors. They take up motifs from these earlier accounts, which they re-interpret to construct their own negative portraits. Although Tacitus, Cassius Dio, and Suetonius discuss the same historical figures and events of early imperial Rome, they are rarely examined together in one volume. Verena Schulz offers the first combined reading of their works from a philological viewpoint, analysing the various rhetorical techniques and narratological devices that they display, and the different literary and historical discourses in which they are embedded.
Author : Shadi Bartsch
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 423 pages
File Size : 30,82 MB
Release : 2017-11-09
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 1107052203
A lively and accessible guide to the rich literary, philosophical and artistic achievements of the notorious age of Nero.
Author : Andrew Zissos
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 624 pages
File Size : 13,77 MB
Release : 2016-03-07
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1444336002
A Companion to the Flavian Age of Imperial Rome provides a systematic and comprehensive examination of the political, economic, social, and cultural nuances of the Flavian Age (69–96 CE). Includes contributions from over two dozen Classical Studies scholars organized into six thematic sections Illustrates how economic, social, and cultural forces interacted to create a variety of social worlds within a composite Roman empire Concludes with a series of appendices that provide detailed chronological and demographic information and an extensive glossary of terms Examines the Flavian Age more broadly and inclusively than ever before incorporating coverage of often neglected groups, such as women and non-Romans within the Empire
Author : Anthony A. Barrett
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 42,65 MB
Release : 2016-07-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1400881102
Nero's reign (AD 54–68) witnessed some of the most memorable events in Roman history, such as the rebellion of Boudica and the first persecution of the Christians—not to mention Nero's murder of his mother, his tyranny and extravagance, and his suicide, which plunged the empire into civil war. The Emperor Nero gathers into a single collection the major sources for Nero's life and rule, providing students of Nero and ancient Rome with the most authoritative and accessible reader there is. The Emperor Nero features clear, contemporary translations of key literary sources along with translations and explanations of representative inscriptions and coins issued under Nero. The informative introduction situates the emperor's reign within the history of the Roman Empire, and the book's concise headnotes to chapters place the source material in historical and biographical context. Passages are accompanied by detailed notes and are organized around events, such as the Great Fire of Rome, or by topic, such as Nero's relationships with his wives. Complex events like the war with Parthia—split up among several chapters in Tacitus's Annals—are brought together in continuous narratives, making this the most comprehensible and user-friendly sourcebook on Nero available. Some images inside the book are unavailable due to digital copyright restrictions.
Author : Anthony Boyle
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 796 pages
File Size : 11,33 MB
Release : 2002-10-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9004217150
The politics, literature and culture of ancient Rome during the Flavian principate (69-96 ce) have recently been the subject of intense investigation. In this volume of new, specially commissioned studies, twenty-five scholars from five countries have combined to produce a critical survey of the period, which underscores and re-evaluates its foundational importance. Most of the authors are established international figures, but a feature of the volume is the presence of young, emerging scholars at the cutting edge of the discipline. The studies attend to a diversity of topics, including: the new political settlement, the role of the army, change and continuity in Rome’s social structures, cultural festivals, architecture, sculpture, religion, coinage, imperial discourse, epistemology and political control, rhetoric, philosophy, Greek intellectual life, drama, poetry, patronage, Flavian historians, amphitheatrical Rome. All Greek and Latin text is translated.
