Author : J. S. Wacher
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 532 pages
File Size : 41,28 MB
Release : 2002
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415263153
When originally published in 1987, this book was hailed as a landmark in the study of the Roman World. Now back in print with a new preface by the author, it is still the most comprehensive survey of the Roman World available. Ranging from the founding of Rome in the eighth century BC, and throughout the Empire and beyond this book will continue to be an essential resource on the subject for many years to come.
Author : Leslie Webster
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 41,34 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Art
ISBN : 9780520210608
Book accompanies 5 exhibitions. Includes bibliographical references (p. 249-255) and index.
Author : Mary T. Boatwright
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 50,54 MB
Release : 2012-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0521840627
In this highly-illustrated book, Mary T. Boatwright examines five of the peoples incorporated into the Roman world from the Republican through the Imperial periods: northerners, Greeks, Egyptians, Jews, and Christians. She explores over time the tension between assimilation and distinctiveness in the Roman world, as well as the changes effected in Rome by its multicultural nature. Underlining the fundamental importance of diversity in Rome's self-identity, the book explores Roman tolerance of difference and community as the Romans expanded and consolidated their power and incorporated other peoples into their empire. The Peoples of the Roman World provides an accessible account of Rome's social, cultural, religious, and political history, exploring the rich literary, documentary, and visual evidence for these peoples and Rome's reactions to them.
Author : Edward Togo Salmon
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 21,21 MB
Release : 1968
Category : Rome
ISBN : 9780415045049
Includes an account of political and military developments, and including sections on social, economic an cultural life, this book presents a survey of the Roman world at a time when the Principate was established, and the Pax Romana consolidated.
Author : Martin Goodman
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 405 pages
File Size : 32,11 MB
Release : 2002-04-12
Category : History
ISBN : 1134943857
Goodman presents a lucid and balanced picture of the Roman world examining the Roman empire from a variety of perspectives; cultural, political, civic, social and religious.
Author : John Hazel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 42,31 MB
Release : 2002-09-26
Category : History
ISBN : 1134592515
Who's Who in the Roman World is a wide-ranging biographical survey of one of the greatest civilizations in history. Covering a period from the 5th century BC to AD 364, this is an authoritative and hugely enjoyable guide to an era which continues to fascinate today. The figures included come from all walks of Roman life and include some of history's most famous - not to mention infamous - figures as well as hitherto little-known, but no less fascinating, characters. These include : * the notorious emperors - Caligula; Nero; Elagabalus; Commodus * the great poets, philosophers and historians - Virgil; Tacitus; Seneca; Ovid * the brilliant politicians and soldiers - Hannibal; Scipio; Caesar; Mark Antony; Constantine * noteworthy citizens - Acte, mistress of Nero; Catiline, the revolutionary; Spartacus, champion of the slaves; Gaius Verres, the corrupt governor of Sicily. The inclusion of cross-referencing, a glossary of terms, select bibliographies, maps, genealogies and an author's preface complete what is at once a superb reference resource and an enormously entertaining read.
Author : Tim Cornell
Publisher : Checkmark Books
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,39 MB
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : 9780871966520
This comprehensive, three-part historical and cultural atlas documents the origins of Rome and Greek influence, the transition from Republican to Imperial Rome, and the rise and decline of the Roman Empire
Author : Staša Babić
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 27,72 MB
Release : 2014-06-12
Category : Art
ISBN : 1443861545
The Edges of the Roman World is a volume consisting of seventeen papers dealing with different approaches to cultural changes that occurred in the context of Roman imperial politics. Papers are mainly focused on societies on the fringes, both social and geographical, and their response to Roman Imperialism. This volume is not a textbook, but rather a collection of different approaches which address the same problem of Roman Imperialism in local contexts. The volume is greatly inspired by the first “Imperialism and Identities at the Edges of the Roman World” conference, held at the Petnica Science Center in 2012.
Author : Hazel Dodge
Publisher : Bristol Classical Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 31,42 MB
Release : 2011-01-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781853996962
Gladiatorial combat, animal displays, naumachiae (staged naval battles) and spectacular executions were all an important part of Roman culture. The provision of a wide range of purpose-built buildings (from theatres to amphitheatres to circuses) as venues across the empire is testimony to the popularity and significance of these displays. This book offers an introduction to the main forms of spectacle in the Roman world (human and animal combat, chariot racing, aquatic displays), their nature, context and social importance. It will explore the vast array of sources, from literary to archaeological material, that informs the subject. It will examine the spectacles with special emphasis on their physical setting, and will also consider the variation in the provision of venues and their context across the Empire. A final section will review the modern reception of Roman spectacles, especially those involving gladiators.
Author : Tim G. Parkin
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 522 pages
File Size : 11,54 MB
Release : 2003-05-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9780801871283
"Noting that privileges granted to the aged generally took the form of exemptions from duties rather than positive benefits, Tim Parkin argues that the elderly were granted no privileged status or guaranteed social role. At the same time, they were permitted - and expected - to continue to participate actively in society for as long as they were able."--BOOK JACKET.
