The Oxford History of the Roman World
Published on 27. September 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
528 pages
978-0-19-280203-3 (ISBN)
Description
In less than fifty-three years, Rome subjected most of the known world to its rule. Written by a team of specialist scholars, this book traces the rise of Rome from its origins as a cluster of villages to the foundation of the Empire and its consolidation in the first two centuries CE. It includes chapters on social and political history, the Emperors, art and architecture, and the works of the leading Roman poets, historians, and philosophers.
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Review from previous edition From the reviews of The Oxford History of the Classical World:'the book is truly excellent...the standard of the contributions is extraordinarily high' * Observer *
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Edition
Reissue
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Illustrations
8pp halftone plates
Dimensions
Height: 196 mm
Width: 132 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
367 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-280203-3 (9780192802033)
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Persons
Edited by John Boardman, Fellow, Lincoln College, Oxford, author of The Oxford History of Classical Art, Professor of Classical Archaeology and Art, Jasper Griffin, Jowett Lecturer and Tutor in Classics, Balliol College, Oxford. and Oswyn Murray, Jowett Lecturer and Tutor in Ancient History, Balliol College, Oxford.
Content
Introduction ; 1. Early Rome and Italy ; 2. The Expansion of Rome ; 3. The First Roman Literature ; 4. Cicero and Rome ; 5. The Poets of the Late Republic ; 6. The Founding of the Empire ; 7. The Arts of Government ; 8. Augustan Poetry and Society ; 9. Virgil ; 10. Roman Historians ; 11. The Arts of Prose: The Early Empire ; 12. Silver Latin Poetry and the Latin Novel ; 13. Later Philosophy ; 14. The Arts of Living ; 15. Roman Life and Society ; 16. Roman Art and Architecture ; 17. Envoi: On Taking Leave of Antiquity ; Tables of Events ; Index