Marcel Le Glay, Jean-Louis Voisin, Yann Le Bohec, David Cherry, Donald G. Kyle

A History of Rome

Herausgegeben von Manolaraki, Eleni

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Spanning 1,300 years, this popular history of Rome has been thoroughly revised and updated, reinforcing its stature as an indispensable resource on the history and enduring influence of one of the world s greatest empires.

New format: two-color text throughout; new pedagogical features, such as glossary terms in margins; chronological tables and genealogies are made clearer for student use
Includes revised text throughout, updated guides to further reading, and new sources for Roman history
Expands coverage of the late Republic period
Retains its emphasis on the importance of multi-disciplinary interpretations of literary sources and new archaeological evidence

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley & Sons
• 4. Aufl.
• Seitenzahl: 672
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Januar 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 36mm
• Gewicht: 1426g
• ISBN-13: 9781405183277
• ISBN-10: 1405183276
• Artikelnr.: 25541868

Autorenporträt

Marcel Le Glay was, until his death in 1993, Professor Emeritus at the Sorbonne, Paris. Jean-Louis Voisin is Senior Lecturer at the University of Bourgogne. Yann Le Bohec is Professor at the University of Lyon III. David Cherry is Professor of History at Montana State University, Bozeman. Donald G. Kyle is Professor of History at the University of Texas at Arlington. Eleni Manolaraki is Assistant Professor of Classics at the University of South Florida.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface to the Third Edition. Preface to the Second Edition. Preface to the
First Edition. Introduction. Part I: From the Origins to the Empire:. 1.
Italy before Rome. 2. The Formation of Rome: From Romulus to the Tarquins.
3. The Young Republic: The Fifth and Fourth Centuries BC. 4. The Growth of
the Republic: War and Conquest in the Third Century BC. 5. Consequences of
Conquest: the Second Century BC. 6. Crisis of the Republic: The First
Century BC. Part II: Rome, Master of the World:. 7. The Roman World in
31-28 BC. 8. Augustus: The Birth of the Imperial Regime: 29 BC-AD 14. 9.
The Julio-Claudians: The System Under Stress, AD 14-68. 10. The Flavians:
Consolidating the Imperial Order, AD 68-96. 11. The Antonine Empire, AD
96-192. 12. The African and Syrian Emperors, AD 193-235. Part III: Another
Roman World (Third to Fifth Century):. 13. Equilibrium, ad 235. 14. A
Disintegrating Order, AD 235-284. 15. A Different Order, AD 284, 361. 16.
Different Institutions: Reorganization. 17. A Different Socio-Economic
World: Recovery and State Control. 18. A Different Civilization: Between
Paganism and Christianity. 19. The End of the Roman World?. Chronological
Table. Glossary. Guide to Greek and Roman Writers. Guide to Further
Reading. Index

Rezensionen

"The fourth edition of this highly successful text retains the virtues of its predecessors while judiciously revising, expanding, and updating the presentation of material. In its new form A History of Rome will continue to provide excellent support for courses in Roman history, culture, and society." -- Richard Tarrant, Harvard University

"The new edition of this comprehensive and widely-used history of ancient Rome improves an already valuable and authoritative textbook, augmenting the range of maps and illustrations, expanding the historical horizons with additional literary material and discussion of inscriptional evidence, and updating the notes on further reading. The combination of visual material and detailed narrative offers a vivid and multidimensional perspective on the most powerful and enduringly influential of ancient empires." -- Alan Bowman, University of Oxford Praise for the third edition

"Edition 3 maintains a good balance betweena general survey and a deeper analysis of Roman history, combining a traditional biographical and factual approach with thematic discussions of socio-political developments and institutions. I highly recommend all the new materials for both personal research and classroom use." -- Bryn Mawr Classical Review

"A History of Rome is a solid textbook. With a strong and topical vision of the city's political, military and cultural history, the empire is brought firmly into the picture." -- Antiquity