The Oxford history of the classical world : The Roman world / ed. by John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn Murray.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 1991.Description: 518 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., maps ; 20 cmISBN:
  • 0192852485
  • 9780192852489
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 20 937 BOA
Contents:
1. Early Rome and Italy / Jasper Griffin -- 2. The Expansion of Rome / Elizabeth Rawson -- 3. The First Roman Literature / P. G. McC.Brown -- 4. Cicero and Rome / Miriam Griffin -- 5. The Poets of the Late Republic / Robin Nisbet -- 6. The Founding of the Empire / David Stockton -- 7. The Arts of Government / Nicholas Purcell -- 8. Augustan Poetry and Society / R. O. A. M. Lyne -- 9. Virgil / Jasper Griffin -- 10. Roman Historians / Andrew Lintott -- 11. The Arts of Prose: The Early Empire / Donald Russell -- 12. Silver Latin Poetry and the Latin Novel / Richard Jenkyns -- 13. Later Philosophy / Anthony Meredith -- 14. The Arts of Living / Roger Ling -- 15. Roman Life and Society / John Matthews -- 16. Roman Art and Architecture / R. J. A. Wilson -- 17. Envoi: On Taking Leave of Antiquity / Henry Chadwick -- Table of Events -- Index.
Summary: "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
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Repr. of 1988 ed.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Early Rome and Italy / Jasper Griffin -- 2. The Expansion of Rome / Elizabeth Rawson -- 3. The First Roman Literature / P. G. McC.Brown -- 4. Cicero and Rome / Miriam Griffin -- 5. The Poets of the Late Republic / Robin Nisbet -- 6. The Founding of the Empire / David Stockton -- 7. The Arts of Government / Nicholas Purcell -- 8. Augustan Poetry and Society / R. O. A. M. Lyne -- 9. Virgil / Jasper Griffin -- 10. Roman Historians / Andrew Lintott -- 11. The Arts of Prose: The Early Empire / Donald Russell -- 12. Silver Latin Poetry and the Latin Novel / Richard Jenkyns -- 13. Later Philosophy / Anthony Meredith -- 14. The Arts of Living / Roger Ling -- 15. Roman Life and Society / John Matthews -- 16. Roman Art and Architecture / R. J. A. Wilson -- 17. Envoi: On Taking Leave of Antiquity / Henry Chadwick -- Table of Events -- Index.

"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

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