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Author : Greg Woolf
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 396 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2003-11-03
Category : History
ISBN : 0521827752
New history richly illustrated in colour and aimed at the general reader.
Author : John Boardman,Jasper Griffin,Oswyn Murray
Publisher : Oxford Paperbacks
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2001-01-18
Category : History
ISBN : 0192854364
The Romans succeeded in less than fifty-three years in subjecting almost the whole inhabited world of their rule. This book tells the story of the rise of Rome from its origins as a cluster of villages to the foundation of the Roman Empire by Augustus and its consolidation in the first two centuries AD. It also discusses some aspects of the later Empire and its influence on western civilizations, not least through the adoption of Christianity. Chapters dealing with social and political history are interspersed with chapters on literature, philosophy, and the arts: the conquests of Rome; Roman Emperors; Plautus, Terence, Virgil and Roman literature; Roman historians such as Tacitus and Livy; Stoicism and Scepticism; and Roman art and architecture are among the topics dealt with. The historical framework of the book is reinforced by maps and chronological charts; there are bibliographies and a full index; and the book is profusely and aptly illustrated with colour and black-and-white illustrations.
Author : Marshall Cavendish Reference Staff
Publisher : Marshall Cavendish
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Rome
ISBN : 0761479333
Ancient Rome tracks the progress from the legendary founding of Rome by Romulus in 753 BCE, to the heights of the Roman Empire around 117 CE, and on to the death of Theodosius (the last man to rule over a unified Roman Empire) in 395 CE.
Author : Robert Fossier
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 616 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : History
ISBN : 0521266440
Spans the beginning of the Middle Ages: the rise of the Church, Byzantium and the Carolingian Empire.
Author : P. J. Marshall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2001-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0521002540
Up to World War II and beyond, the British ruled over a vast empire. Modern western attitudes towards the imperial past tend either towards nostalgia for British power or revulsion at what seem to be the abuses of that power. The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire adopts neither of these approaches. It aims to create historical understanding about the British empire on the assumption that such understanding is important for any informed appreciation of the modern world. Through striking illustration and a text written by leading experts, this book examines the experience of colonialism in North America, India, Africa, Australia, and the Caribbean, as well as the impact of the empire on Britain itself. Emphasis is placed on social and cultural history, including slavery, trade, religion, art, and the movement of ideas. How did the British rule their empire? Who benefited economically from the empire? And who lost?
Author : Walter Scheidel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 459 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2012-11-08
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780521898225
Thanks to its exceptional size and duration, the Roman Empire offers one of the best opportunities to study economic development in the context of an agrarian world empire. This volume, which is organised thematically, provides a sophisticated introduction to and assessment of all aspects of its economic life.
Author : Mary T. Boatwright
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2012-02-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521840620
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 : Nigel Rodgers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : History
ISBN : 0754834204
An authoritative account of political and military history, art, architecture and culture, sumptously illustrated throughout.
Author : Thomas Keightley
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1877
Category : Rome
ISBN : OCLC:1046529342
Author : Peter V. Jones,Keith C. Sidwell
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 430 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1997-03-06
Category : History
ISBN : 0521386004
The World of Rome is an introduction to the history and culture of Rome for students at university and at school as well as for anyone seriously interested in the ancient world. Drawing on the latest scholarship, it covers all aspects of the city - its rise to power, what made it great, and why it still engages and challenges us today. The first two chapters outline the history and changing identity of Rome from 1000 BC to AD 476. Subsequent chapters examine the mechanisms of government, the economic and social life of Rome, and Roman ways of looking at and reflecting the world. Frequent quotations from ancient writers and numerous illustrations make this a stimulating and accessible introduction to ancient Rome. The World of Rome is particularly designed to serve as a background book to Reading Latin (Cambridge University Press, 1986).
Author : Greg Woolf
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2012-07-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199972173
The very idea of empire was created in ancient Rome and even today traces of its monuments, literature, and institutions can be found across Europe, the Near East, and North Africa--and sometimes even further afield. In Rome, historian Greg Woolf expertly recounts how this mammoth empire was created, how it was sustained in crisis, and how it shaped the world of its rulers and subjects--a story spanning a millennium and a half of history. The personalities and events of Roman history have become part of the West's cultural lexicon, and Woolf provides brilliant retellings of each of these, from the war with Carthage to Octavian's victory over Cleopatra, from the height of territorial expansion under the emperors Trajan and Hadrian to the founding of Constantinople and the barbarian invasions which resulted in Rome's ultimate collapse. Throughout, Woolf carefully considers the conditions that made Rome's success possible and so durable, covering topics as diverse as ecology, slavery, and religion. Woolf also compares Rome to other ancient empires and to its many later imitators, bringing into vivid relief the Empire's most distinctive and enduring features. As Woolf demonstrates, nobody ever planned to create a state that would last more than a millennium and a half, yet Rome was able, in the end, to survive barbarian migrations, economic collapse and even the conflicts between a series of world religions that had grown up within its borders, in the process generating an image and a myth of empire that is apparently indestructible. Based on new research and compellingly told, this sweeping account promises to eclipse all previously published histories of the empire.
Author : Patricia Buckley Ebrey
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1999-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 052166991X
A look at the over eight thousand year history and civilization of China.
Author : Paul Erdkamp
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 647 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2013-09-05
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521896290
Rome was the largest city in the ancient world. As the capital of the Roman Empire, it was clearly an exceptional city in terms of size, diversity and complexity. While the Colosseum, imperial palaces and Pantheon are among its most famous features, this volume explores Rome primarily as a city in which many thousands of men and women were born, lived and died. The thirty-one chapters by leading historians, classicists and archaeologists discuss issues ranging from the monuments and the games to the food and water supply, from policing and riots to domestic housing, from death and disease to pagan cults and the impact of Christianity. Richly illustrated, the volume introduces groundbreaking new research against the background of current debates and is designed as a readable survey accessible in particular to undergraduates and non-specialists.
Author : Sandra R. Joshel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2010-08-16
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521535014
A lively and comprehensive overview of Roman slavery, ideal for introductory-level students of the ancient Mediterranean world.
Author : Katherine M. D. Dunbabin
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0521002303
The first major study in English of the art of mosaics in antiquity.