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The Roman Book
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Author : Rex Winsbury
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2011
The Roman Book written by Rex Winsbury and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with Books categories.
The Roman Book
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Author : Rex Winsbury
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black
Release Date : 2009-03-26
The Roman Book written by Rex Winsbury and has been published by A&C Black this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-03-26 with Literary Criticism categories.
What was a Roman book? How did it differ from modern books? How were Roman books composed, published and distributed during the high period of Roman literature that encompassed, among others, Virgil, Horace, Ovid, Martial, Pliny and Tacitus? What was the ‘scribal art’ of the time? What was the role of bookshops and libraries? The publishing of Roman books has often been misrepresented by false analogies with contemporary publishing. This wide-ranging study re-examines, by appeal to what Roman authors themselves tell us, both the raw material and the aesthetic criteria of the Roman book, and shows how slavery was the ‘enabling infrastructure’ of literature. Roman publishing is placed firmly in the context of a society where the spoken still ranked above the written, helping to explain how some books and authors became politically dangerous and how the Roman book could be both an elite cultural icon and a contributor to Rome’s popular culture through the mass medium of the theatre.
The Roman Empire
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Author : Paul Veyne
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 1997
The Roman Empire written by Paul Veyne and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
This compact book--which appeared earlier in the multivolume series A History of Private Life--is a history of the Roman Empire in pagan times. It is an interpretation setting forth in detail the universal civilization of the Romans--so much of it Hellenic--that later gave way to Christianity. The civilization, culture, literature, art, and even religion of Rome are discussed in this masterly work by a leading scholar.
Romans
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Author :
language : en
Publisher: Canongate Books
Release Date : 1999
Romans written by and has been published by Canongate Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with Bible categories.
Paul was the most influential figure in the early Christian church. In this epistle, written to the founders of the church in Rome, he sets out some of his ideas on the importance of faith in overcoming mankind's innate sinfulness and in obtaining redemption. With an introduction by Ruth Rendell.
The Romans
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Author : Karl Christ
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1984
The Romans written by Karl Christ and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with History categories.
Roman civilization is one of the bases of the modern world. The extraordinary achievements of Rome--political, military, cultural--and its dramatic, thousand-year history, during which it grew to dominate the whole world of classical antiquity before being overwhelmed in its turn, have been continuously studied and variously interpreted ever since. Rome has been commended for its administration, praised for its system of justice, admired for its arts and technology, extolled for its "virtues," such as love of freedom, independence, discipline, courage, and austerity. It has also been condemned for its aggression, its exploitation of slaves, its excesses, and the decadence that led to its decline. But such was Rome's impact, and so remarkable was the empire it built, that its influence has never ceased to be felt. Whether as a model of political power, of moral behavior, or of social control, Rome with its splendors and triumphs, its failings and disasters, is an inexhaustible quarry for the lessons that its history offers and the legacies that it has bequeathed. Karl Christ conveys the essence of this vital Roman tradition with a coherence and compact precision that few scholars, if any, have been able to achieve. Following the main chronological developments of Roman history, he combines the necessary minimum of political and military narrative with lucid social and economic analysis, separate chapters of Roman ways of life and law, and wide-ranging coverage of literature, art, science, technology, and religion. With maps and photographs as well as a specially prepared bibliography for further reading, The Romans is the most up-to-date, authoritative and comprehensive single-volume introduction to the history and civilization of Ancient Rome.
The Roman Empire
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Author : Colin Michael Wells
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
The Roman Empire written by Colin Michael Wells and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with History categories.
This sweeping history of the Roman Empire from 44 BC to AD 235 has three purposes: to describe what was happening in the central administration and in the entourage of the emperor; to indicate how life went on in Italy and the provinces, in the towns, in the countryside, and in the army camps; and to show how these two different worlds impinged on each other. Colin Wells's vivid account is now available in an up-to-date second edition.
The Roman Book Of Gardening
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Author : John Henderson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2004-07-31
The Roman Book Of Gardening written by John Henderson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-07-31 with History categories.
The first book to look at this particular subject, The Roman Book of Gardening brings together an extraordinarily varied selection of texts on Roman horticulture, celebrating herb and vegetable gardening in verse and prose spanning five centuries. In vivid new translations by John Henderson, Virgil's Georgics stand alongside neglected works by Columella, Pliny and Palladius, bringing to life the techniques and obstacles, delights and exasperations of the Roman gardener. We also hear of the digging, hoeing, planting and weeding which then, as now, went into creating the perfect garden. This is a timely and valuable contribution to our understanding of gardening history, Roman culture and Latin literature.
History Of Rome And The Roman People
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Author : Victor Duruy
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1885
History Of Rome And The Roman People written by Victor Duruy and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1885 with Rome categories.
The Roman World
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Author : John Wacher
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986
The Roman World written by John Wacher and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986 with Rome categories.
A Brief History Of The Private Lives Of The Roman Emperors
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Author : Anthony Blond
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2012-10-25
A Brief History Of The Private Lives Of The Roman Emperors written by Anthony Blond and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-25 with History categories.
With the recent success of 'Rome' on BBC2, no one will look at the private lives of the Roman Emperors again in the same light. Anthony Blond's scandalous expose of the life of the Caesars is a must-read for all interested in what really went on in ancient Rome. Julius Caesar is usually presented as a glorious general when in fact he was an arrogant charmer and a swank; Augustus was so conscious of his height that he put lifts in his sandals. But they were nothing compared to Caligula, Claudius and Nero. This book is fascinating reading, eye-opening in its revelations and effortlessly entertaining.