The Oxford history of the classical world : The Roman world /
ed. by John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn Murray.
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1991.
- 518 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 20 cm.
Repr. of 1988 ed.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Early Rome and Italy / 2. The Expansion of Rome / 3. The First Roman Literature / 4. Cicero and Rome / 5. The Poets of the Late Republic / 6. The Founding of the Empire / 7. The Arts of Government / 8. Augustan Poetry and Society / 9. Virgil / 10. Roman Historians / 11. The Arts of Prose: The Early Empire / 12. Silver Latin Poetry and the Latin Novel / 13. Later Philosophy / 14. The Arts of Living / 15. Roman Life and Society / 16. Roman Art and Architecture / 17. Envoi: On Taking Leave of Antiquity / Table of Events -- Index. Jasper Griffin -- Elizabeth Rawson -- P. G. McC.Brown -- Miriam Griffin -- Robin Nisbet -- David Stockton -- Nicholas Purcell -- R. O. A. M. Lyne -- Jasper Griffin -- Andrew Lintott -- Donald Russell -- Richard Jenkyns -- Anthony Meredith -- Roger Ling -- John Matthews -- R. J. A. Wilson -- Henry Chadwick --
"A comprehensive view of the Roman world, its history and its achievements. The Romans succeeded in less than fifty-three years in subjecting almost the whole inhabited world to their rule. This book tells the story of the rise of Rome from its origins as a cluster villages to the foundation of the Roman Empire by Augustus and its consolidation in the first two centuries AD. It also explores important aspects of the later Empire and its influence on western civilisation. Chapters dealing with social and political history are interspersed with chapters on literature, philosophy, and the arts: The conquests of Rome; Roman Emperors; Plautus, Terence, Virgil, and Roman literature; Roman historians such as Tacitus and livy; Stoicism and Scepticism; and Roman art and architecture are among the topics dealt with." -- Book cover