To be a Roman
Title | To be a Roman PDF eBook |
Author | Margaret A. Brucia |
Publisher | Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers |
Pages | 170 |
Release | 2007-01-01 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0865166331 |
Each chapter in this workbook, designed for middle and high school-aged students, focuses on a particular topic. Several pages explain the topic in a lively and readable fashion and are then followed by objective exercises and suggestions for student projects and classroom discussions.
Models from the Past in Roman Culture
Title | Models from the Past in Roman Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Matthew B. Roller |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 343 |
Release | 2018-03-22 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1107162599 |
Presents a coherent model for understanding historical examples in Ancient Rome and their rhetorical, moral and historiographical functions.
Experiencing Rome
Title | Experiencing Rome PDF eBook |
Author | Janet Huskinson |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 402 |
Release | 2013-10-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1134693214 |
Unique in their broad-based coverage the twelve essays in this book provide a fresh look at some central aspects of Roman culture and society.
Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome
Title | Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome PDF eBook |
Author | Lesley Adkins |
Publisher | Infobase Publishing |
Pages | 465 |
Release | 2014-05-14 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0816074828 |
Describes the people, places, and events of Ancient Rome, describing travel, trade, language, religion, economy, industry and more, from the days of the Republic through the High Empire period and beyond.
The Twelve Tables
Title | The Twelve Tables PDF eBook |
Author | Anonymous |
Publisher | Good Press |
Pages | 48 |
Release | 2019-12-05 |
Genre | Law |
ISBN |
This book presents the legislation that formed the basis of Roman law - The Laws of the Twelve Tables. These laws, formally promulgated in 449 BC, consolidated earlier traditions and established enduring rights and duties of Roman citizens. The Tables were created in response to agitation by the plebeian class, who had previously been excluded from the higher benefits of the Republic. Despite previously being unwritten and exclusively interpreted by upper-class priests, the Tables became highly regarded and formed the basis of Roman law for a thousand years. This comprehensive sequence of definitions of private rights and procedures, although highly specific and diverse, provided a foundation for the enduring legal system of the Roman Empire.
Globalizing Roman Culture
Title | Globalizing Roman Culture PDF eBook |
Author | Richard Hingley |
Publisher | Psychology Press |
Pages | 228 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Acculturation |
ISBN | 9780415351768 |
A study of identity and social change in the Roman empire and the relationship of this knowledge to understanding of the contemporary world.
Roman Religion
Title | Roman Religion PDF eBook |
Author | Valerie M. Warrior |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 251 |
Release | 2006-10-16 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1316264920 |
Examining sites that are familiar to many modern tourists, Valerie Warrior avoids imposing a modern perspective on the topic by using the testimony of the ancient Romans to describe traditional Roman religion. The ancient testimony recreates the social and historical contexts in which Roman religion was practised. It shows, for example, how, when confronted with a foreign cult, official traditional religion accepted the new cult with suitable modifications. Basic difficulties, however, arose with regard to the monotheism of the Jews and Christianity. Carefully integrated with the text are visual representations of divination, prayer, and sacrifice as depicted on monuments, coins, and inscriptions from public buildings and homes throughout the Roman world. Also included are epitaphs and humble votive offerings that illustrate the piety of individuals, and that reveal the prevalence of magic and the occult in the spiritual lives of the ancient Romans.