Kategoria BISAC: History >> Ancient - Rome

Julius Caesar and the Transformation of the Roman Republic provides an accessible introduction to Caesar s life and public career. It outlines the main phases of his career with reference to prominent social and political concepts of the time. This approach helps to explain his aims, ideals, and motives as rooted in tradition, and demonstrates that Caesar s rise to power owed much to broad historical processes of the late Republican period, a view that contrasts with the long-held idea that he sought to become Rome s king from an early age. This is an essential undergraduate...

A Companion to Roman Italy investigates the impact of Rome in all its forms--political, cultural, social, and economic--upon Italy's various regions, as well as the extent to which unification occurred as Rome became the capital of Italy.

• The collection presents new archaeological data relating to the sites of Roman Italy
• Contributions discuss new theories of how to understand cultural change in the Italian peninsula
• Combines detailed case-studies of particular sites with wider-ranging thematic chapters
• Leading...

The Ancient Romans provides comprehensive coverage of the political, military and social history of ancient Rome from the earliest days of the Republic to its collapse, and the subsequent foundations of the empire laid by Augustus before his death in 14 BC. Interspersed through the discussion of the political history of the period are crucial chapters on all aspects of Roman culture, from women, to religion and slavery, and Roman law, giving students a full understanding of republican life.

With over 150 maps, illustrations and photographs, The Ancient...

The Ancient Romans provides comprehensive coverage of the political, military and social history of ancient Rome from the earliest days of the Republic to its collapse, and the subsequent foundations of the empire laid by Augustus before his death in 14 BC. Interspersed through the discussion of the political history of the period are crucial chapters on all aspects of Roman culture, from women, to religion and slavery, and Roman law, giving students a full understanding of republican life.

With over 150 maps, illustrations and photographs, The Ancient...

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the tombs of Pompeii and its immediate environs, examining the funerary culture of the population, delving into the importance of social class and self-representation, and developing a broad understanding of Pompeii's funerary epigraphy and business. The Pompeian corpus of evidence has heretofore been studied in a piecemeal fashion, not conducive to assessing trends and practices. Here, a holistic approach to the funerary monuments allows for the integration of data from five different necropoleis and analysis of greater accuracy and...

The parallel nature of the Qin/Han and Roman empires has rarely been studied comparatively. Yet here is a collection of...

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The Roman Empire has always exercised a considerable fascination. Among its numerous colourful personalities, no emperor, with the possible exception of Nero, has attracted more popular attention than Caligula, who has a reputation, whether deserved or not, as the quintessential mad and dangerous ruler.

The first edition of this book established itself as the standard study of Caligula. It remains the only full length and detailed scholarly analysis in English of this emperor's reign, and has been translated into a number of languages. But the study of Classical antiquity is not a...

Lucans Bellum Civile wird traditionell als politisches Dokument mit prinzipatskritischer Tendenz gedeutet. Dem stehen jedoch zahlreiche Inkonsistenzen innerhalb des Textes entgegen, die in dieser Arbeit anhand eines Modells unzuverlassigen Erzahlens untersucht und auf die widerspruchlichen Strukturen von Neros Prinzipat bezogen werden. Der interdisziplinare Ansatz ermoglicht einen neuen Zugriff auf Lucans Epos und seine historische Auswertung.