A Companion To The Roman Republic - Couverture souple

Edward Bispham; Jörg Rüpke; Paul Erdkamp; Elizabeth Deniaux; Jean-Michel David; Luuk De Ligt; Simon Stoddart

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1444334131 ISBN 13 : 9781444334135

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell, 2010

Synopsis

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 Emphasizes not just the evidence of texts and physical remains, but also the models and assumptions that scholars bring to these artefacts Looks at the role played by the physical geography and environment of Italy Offers a compact but detailed narrative of military and political developments from the birth of the Roman Republic through to the death of Julius Caesar Discusses current controversies in the field

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture :

This Companion provides an authoritative and up–to–date overview of Roman republican history as it is currently practiced. The volumetakes account of recent developments that have enriched our picture of the Republic. These include the continuing archaeological exploration of Italy, increasingly sophisticated approaches to textual sources, and the opening up of new areas of historical study and debate such as the nature of the republican political system, Roman identity formation, representation of the body, collective memory, and demography and social structure. At the same time, the book retains the drama of the Republic s rise and fall.

The Companion is divided into three parts. The opening section emphasizes both the evidence of texts and physical remains, and the models and assumptions that scholars bring to these artifacts. This section includes coverage of the role played by the physical geography and environment of Italy. The second part offers a compact but detailed narrative of military and political developments from the birth of Rome through to the death of Julius Caesar; while the third and longest part highlights recent research and current controversies in the field.

Revue de presse :

"This book, which will be many things to many readers, will be valuable as a modern source and as a reference work vital in what is the ever increasing complex world of ancient historical research." ( Scholia Reviews, 2009)

"Students cannot fail to benefit from the eminent collaborators [in this Companion].... Individual contributions have much for anyone keen to catch up." (Greece & Rome, 2008)

"It does provide readable, expert surveys of the rise of Roman power in the Mediterranean in the formative imperial era. In addition to chapters on political and social topics, this Companion offers fine surveys of topography, literature and literary sources, law, art and architecture, and Roman ′cultural identity.′...Highly recommended." ( Choice)

[Authors] do an excellent job of re–packaging Roman Republican history and I applaud their efforts to provide interesting debates within recent scholarship. ( New England Classical Journal)

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Blackwell
• Date d'édition: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1444334131
• ISBN 13: 9781444334135
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 776
• Éditeur: Nathan Rosenstein, Robert Morstein-Marx