Tiberius to Nero
Cambridge University Press
2nd Edition
Published on 31. August 2023
Book
Paperback/Softback
454 pages
978-1-009-38285-4 (ISBN)
Description
This volume in the LACTOR Sourcebooks in Ancient History series offers a generous selection of primary texts on the life of the Roman Empire during the period from Tiberius to Nero (AD 14-68), with an accompanying glossary, thorough notes, Imperial family trees and numerous illustrations of coins. It provides for the needs of students at schools and universities who are studying ancient history in English translation and has been written and reviewed by experienced teachers. The texts selected include extracts from the important literary sources but also numerous inscriptions and coins, many of these being otherwise difficult for students to access.
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Series
Edition
2nd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Cambridge
United Kingdom
Edition type
Revised edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Worked examples or Exercises
Dimensions
Height: 169 mm
Width: 245 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
772 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-009-38285-4 (9781009382854)
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Content
Part I. Sources: 1. Section A: The acts of the Arval brothers; 2. Section B: List of Consuls, AD 14 to 68; 3. Section C: Velleius Paterculus, History of Rome, 2.124-131; 4. Section D: Philo, Embassy to Gaius (selections); 5. Section E: Josephus, Jewish Antiquities, 19.1-275; 6. Section F: Seneca, Apocolocyntosis; 7. Section G: Seneca, On Clemency (selections); 8. Section H: Octavia (selections); Part II. Themes: 9. Section J: Imperial family; 10. Section K: Rome and Italy; 11. Section L: Religion and imperial cult; 12. Section M: Administration of empire; 13. Section N: War and expansion; 14. Section P: Conspiracies, revolts and scandals; 15. Section Q: Popular entertainment; 16. Section R: Learning, literature, arts and culture; 17. Section S: Slaves and freedmen; 18. Section T: Tyranny; Panegyric or invective; 19. Section U: Upper Classes.