Augustus to Nero (Routledge Revivals)
Title | Augustus to Nero (Routledge Revivals) PDF eBook |
Author | David Braund |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 351 |
Release | 2014-06-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317669584 |
The years from the battle of Actium to the death of Nero stand at the very heart of Roman history. Yet the sources of this key period, particularly the inscriptions, papyri and coins, are not readily accessible. Crucial new discoveries remain buried in learned periodicals, and now that the study of the ancient world is widespread among those without Latin and Greek, the lack of translations is proving a serious handicap. Augustus to Nero, first published in 1985, contains numerous texts not only for students of traditional political history, but also of those interested in social and economic history. An introductory essay establishes a broad methodological framework within which each text may be understood. The focus throughout is on less well-known literary evidence: for example, the significant poetry of Crinagoras and Calpurnius Siculus. Inaccessible sources are here collected and translated: brief notes are supplied to help the reader.
Augustus to Nero (Routledge Revivals)
Title | Augustus to Nero (Routledge Revivals) PDF eBook |
Author | David Braund |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 2014-06-27 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317669576 |
The years from the battle of Actium to the death of Nero stand at the very heart of Roman history. Yet the sources of this key period, particularly the inscriptions, papyri and coins, are not readily accessible. Crucial new discoveries remain buried in learned periodicals, and now that the study of the ancient world is widespread among those without Latin and Greek, the lack of translations is proving a serious handicap. Augustus to Nero, first published in 1985, contains numerous texts not only for students of traditional political history, but also of those interested in social and economic history. An introductory essay establishes a broad methodological framework within which each text may be understood. The focus throughout is on less well-known literary evidence: for example, the significant poetry of Crinagoras and Calpurnius Siculus. Inaccessible sources are here collected and translated: brief notes are supplied to help the reader.
Augustus to Nero
Title | Augustus to Nero PDF eBook |
Author | David Braund |
Publisher | Barnes & Noble |
Pages | 360 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | History |
ISBN |
Augustus to Nero
Title | Augustus to Nero PDF eBook |
Author | David Braund |
Publisher | |
Pages | 334 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Rome |
ISBN | 9780709906599 |
Augustus to Nero
Title | Augustus to Nero PDF eBook |
Author | David Braund |
Publisher | Taylor & Francis |
Pages | 334 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Rome |
ISBN | 9780709932062 |
Adults and Children in the Roman Empire (Routledge Revivals)
Title | Adults and Children in the Roman Empire (Routledge Revivals) PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Wiedemann |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 224 |
Release | 2014-03-18 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317749111 |
There is little evidence to enable us to reconstruct what it felt like to be a child in the Roman world. We do, however, have ample evidence about the feelings and expectations that adults had for children over the centuries between the end of the Roman republic and late antiquity. Thomas Wiedemann draws on this evidence to describe a range of attitudes towards children in the classical period, identifying three areas where greater individuality was assigned to children: through political office-holding; through education; and, for Christians, through membership of the Church in baptism. These developments in both pagan and Christian practices reflect wider social changes in the Roman world during the first four centuries of the Christian era. Of obvious value to classicists, Adults and Children in the Roman Empire, first published in 1989, is also indispensable for anthropologists, and well as those interested in ecclesiastical and social history.
From Tiberius to the Antonines (Routledge Revivals)
Title | From Tiberius to the Antonines (Routledge Revivals) PDF eBook |
Author | Albino Garzetti |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 874 |
Release | 2014-06-17 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1317698444 |
The first two centuries of the Christian era were largely a period of consolidation for the Roman Empire. However, the history of the heyday of Roman imperium is far from dull, for Augustus’ successors ranged from capable administrators - Tiberius, Claudius and Hadrian - to near-madmen like Caligula and the amateur gladiator Commodus, who might have wrecked the system but for its inherent strength. Albino Garzetti’s classic From Tiberius to the Antonines, first published in 1960, presents a definitive account of this fascinating period, which combines a clear and readable narrative with a thorough discussion of the methodological problems and primary sources. Regarding difficult historical questions, it can be relied upon for careful and reasonable judgments based on a full mastery of an immense amount of material. Nearly three hundred pages of critical notes and a comprehensive bibliography complement the text, ensuring its continuing relevance for all students of Roman history.