Paganism in the Roman Empire
Publisher: Yale University Press
Paganism in the Roman Empire
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Power and Persuasion in Late Antiquity
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Traces the growing power of early Christian bishops as they wrested influence from the philosophers who had traditionally advised the rulers of Graeco-Roman society, transforming the Roman empire from an ancient to a medieval society.
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Between Republic and Empire
Publisher: University Presses of California, Columbia and Pri
These essays offer a reassessment of the regime of the Roman Emperor Augustus, who seized power through violence and civil war. The contributors demonstrate how Augustus pacified the Roman Empire, stabilized its government and remedied fatal weaknesses in the Republic.
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volume 3
Publisher: Penguin Books
Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (the second and third volumes were originally published in 1781), is one of the most famous texts in the English language. David Womersley's annotated edition returns to manuscript and original sources.
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The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (v. 1)
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Gibbon's The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (the first volume was originally published in 1776), is one of the most famous texts in the English language. David Womersley's annotated edition returns to manuscript and original sources.
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Scriptores Historiae (v. 2)
Publisher: Harvard University Press
The Scriptores Historiae Augustae, or Historia Augusta, is a collection of biographies of Roman emperors, heirs, and claimants from Hadrian to Numerianus (117- 284 CE). The work, which is modeled on Suetonius, purports to be written by six different authors and quotes documents and public records extensively. Since we possess no continuous […]
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Daily Life in Ancient Rome
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
In this portrait of life in Ancient Rome, the author begins by painting a backcloth on which the social, political, cultural and religious aspects of the community are drawn. He enlarges on the details of everyday life, following the typical routine of a normal day from dawn to dinner.
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Roman History (v. 1)
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Appian (Appianus) was a Greek official of Alexandria. He saw the Jewish rebellion of 116 CE, and later became a Roman citizen and advocate and received the rank of eques (knight). In his older years he held a procuratorship. He died during the reign of Antoninus Pius who was emperor 138-161 CE. […]
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The Rome That Did Not Fall
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
The Rome that Did Not Fall provides a comprehensive narrative and analysis of the Roman empire in the east, charting its remarkable growth and development which resulted in the distinct and enduring civilisation of Byzantium.
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The Oxford Illustrated History of the Roman World
Publisher: Oxford University Press
This volume tells the story of the rise of Rome from its origins as a cluster of villages to the foundation of the Roman Empire by Augustus and its consolidation. It also looks at aspects of the later Empire and its influence on western civilizations, not least through the adoption of Christianity.
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