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A Companion to the Roman Republic
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This Companion provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of Roman Republican history as it is currently practiced. Highlights recent developments, including archaeological discoveries, fresh approaches to textual sources, and the opening up of new areas of historical study. Retains the drama of the Republic's rise and fall.
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A Companion to the Roman Republic provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of Roman Republican history as it is currently practised.
Highlights of this work include recent developments in the field, such as archaeological discoveries and fresh approaches to textual sources. It explores new areas of historical study, retaining the drama of the Republicβs rise and fall.
The book emphasises not only the evidence from texts and physical remains but also the models and assumptions that scholars bring to these artefacts. It examines the role played by the physical geography and environment of Italy.
Readers will find a compact but detailed narrative of military and political developments from the birth of the Roman Republic through to the death of Julius Caesar.
The text also discusses current controversies in the field, making it an essential resource for anyone interested in Roman history.
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Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781444334135
Publisher: John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 January 2010
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Wiley-Blackwell
Contributors:
- Edited by Nathan Rosenstein
- Edited by Robert Morstein-Marx
- Edited by Nathan Rosenstein
- Edited by Nathan Rosenstein
- Edited by Robert Morstein-Marx
Audience: Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 41.0mm
Width: 173.0mm
Height: 246.0mm
Weight: 1338g
Pages: 768
About the Author
Nathan Rosenstein is Professor of History at the Ohio State University. He is the author of Imperatores Victi (1990) and Rome at War (2004), and coeditor of War and Society in the Ancient and Medieval Worlds (2001). Robert Morstein-Marx is Professor of Classics at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He is the author of Hegemony to Empire: The Development of the Roman Imperium in the East (1995) and Mass Oratory and Political Power in the Late Roman Republic (2004).
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