A Companion to the Roman Empire

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David S. Potter
John Wiley & Sons, 2008 M04 15 - 724 páginas
A Companion to the Roman Empire provides readers with a guide both to Roman imperial history and to the field of Roman studies, taking account of the most recent discoveries.
  • This Companion brings together thirty original essays guiding readers through Roman imperial history and the field of Roman studies
  • Shows that Roman imperial history is a compelling and vibrant subject
  • Includes significant new contributions to various areas of Roman imperial history

  • Covers the social, intellectual, economic and cultural history of the Roman Empire

  • Contains an extensive bibliography

 

Contenido

Introduction The Shape of Roman History The Fate of the Governing Class
1
Part I The Sources
21
Part II Narrative
113
Part III Administration
175
Part IV Social and Economic Life
281
Part V Intellectual Life
409
Part VI Religion
541
Bibliography
620
Index
681
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David Potter is Professor of Greek and Latin at the University of Michigan. He has published extensively on the history of the Roman world and appeared on many television programmes concerned with the history of Rome. His most recent publications include Life, Death and Entertainment in the Roman Empire (co-edited with David J. Mattingly, 1999), Literary Texts and the Roman Historian (1999) and The Roman Empire at Bay, AD 180-395(2004)

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