A Companion To The Roman Empire (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World)
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New discoveries constantly make us rethink what we know about Roman history. A Companion to the Roman Empire keeps students and professional historians up to date with these developments, but also demonstrates to a wider audience why the Roman Empire remains a compelling and vibrant subject. It provides readers with a guide both to Roman imperial history and to the field of Roman studies.The individual contributors to this volume all make significant new contributions to the areas about which they are writing. Topics range from intellectual and social issues, to administrative, economic and cultural history. Each chapter is accessible and provides readers with a survey of the subject. The volume also includes a discussion of sources and methods for studying Roman imperial history.
New discoveries constantly make us rethink what we know about Roman history. A Companion to the Roman Empire keeps students and professional historians up to date with these developments, but also demonstrates to a wider audience why the Roman Empire remains a compelling and vibrant subject. It provides readers with a guide both to Roman imperial history and to the field of Roman studies.The individual contributors to this volume all make significant new contributions to the areas about which they are writing. Topics range from intellectual and social issues, to administrative, economic and cultural history. Each chapter is accessible and provides readers with a survey of the subject. The volume also includes a discussion of sources and methods for studying Roman imperial history.
Companion to the Roman Empire (Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World),Sara Ahbel-Rappe,Clifford Ando,Cynthia Damon,Jonathan Edmondson,Mark Edwards,Yaron Eliav,Hugh Elton,Judith Evans-Grubbs,Garrett Fagan,David Frankfurter,Blackwell Publishers,0631226443,Ancient - General,Ancient - Rome,Civilization,Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D,Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.,History,History - General History,History: World,Reference,Rome,Sources,Ancient Rome,European history: BCE to c 500 CE,History / Ancient / Rome,ROME_HISTORY_EMPIRE, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.
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