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.
Edited by:
John Boardman , Jasper Griffin, Oswyn Murray Imprint: Oxford University Press Country of Publication: United Kingdom Edition: New edition Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 131mm,
Spine: 29mm
Weight: 395g ISBN:9780192802033 ISBN 10: 0192802038 Pages: 526 Publication Date:01 December 2001 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Jasper Griffin: Introduction 1: Michael Crawford: Early Rome and Italy 2: Elizabeth Rawson: The Expansion of Rome 3: P. G. McC. Brown: The First Roman Literature 4: Miriam Griffin: Cicero and Rome 5: Robin Nisbet: The Poets of the Late Republic 6: David Stockton: The Founding of the Empire 7: Nicholas Purcell: The Arts of Government 8: R O A M Lyne: Augustan Poetry and Society 9: Jasper Griffin: Virgil 10: Andrew Lintott: Roman Historians 11: Donald Russell: The Arts of Prose: The Early Empire 12: Richard Jenkyns: Silver Latin Poetry and the Latin Novel 13: Anthony Meredith: Later Philosophy 14: Roger Ling: The Arts of Living 15: John Matthews: Roman Life and Society 16: R J A Wilson: Roman Art and Architecture 17: Henry Chadwick: Envoi: On Taking Leave of Antiquity Tables of Events Index
Reviews for The Oxford History of the Roman World
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