The Romans: An Introduction

ISBN-13: 9781138543881 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 344 str.

Abigail Graham; Antony Kamm

Opis

The Romans: An Introduction is a concise, readable and comprehensive survey of the Roman world, which explores 1,200 years of political, military and cultural history alongside religion, social pressures, literature, art and architecture.

Spis treści

Caveat Lector! Reading Rome: A guide to using the ancient sources  Companion Website  General introductions and websites  1. The Origins of Rome  2. The Republic 510- 60 BC  3. The Rise of The Roman Empire: 12 Caesars (60 BC-AD 96)  4. The Roman Empire: The Zenith and Decline (AD 96- 330)  5. Religion & Mythology  6. Society & Daily Life  7. Art, Architecture and Engineering  8. Roman Literature  9. The Roman Army  10. Rome’s Provinces  11. The Fall of Roman Empire & its Legacy. AD 330-Present

O autorze

Abigail Graham has been a Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Warwick and is currently a visiting fellow at the Institute for Classical Studies in London. She specializes in the epigraphy and monumentality of the ancient world, coordinating epigraphic training courses for the British School at Rome and the Centre for the Study of Ancient Documents (Oxford). In addition to articles, book chapters and media appearances, she has published The Roman Empire: A Brief History (2008) and keeps a blog: CaveatLector:ReadingRome.