The Cambridge Illustrated History of the Roman World (Cambridge Illustrated Histories)

图书标准信息

• 作者 Greg Woolf 著
• 出版社 Cambridge University Press
• 出版时间 2003-11
• 版次 1
• ISBN 9780521827751
• 定价 498.30元
• 装帧 精装
• 开本 16开
• 纸张 胶版纸
• 页数 384页
• 正文语种 英语

【内容简介】

Fromitsmythicalfoundationin753BCtoitssackinthefifthcenturyAD,thecityofRomehadanimpactontheworldthatitwouldbehardtooverestimate.AtitsheighttheempirewhichitbuiltupstretchedfromnorthernBritaintothedesertsofArabia.Inthisnewhistoryaninternationalteamofhistorians,archaeologistsandclassicistspresentsavisionoftheworld'smostfamousimperialpowerbasedonthemostup-to-dateresearchanddiscoveries.Chaptersandbox-featurespresentgrippingaccountsofRomanhistoryandliteratureanddealwiththemesrangingfrommedicinetowarfare.Theyaresupportedbyarichsetofillustrationsofsites,monumentsandworksofartfromacrosstheEmpire.Readtogether,thesebuildupafascinatingpictureofacivilizationpermeatedbyitsimperialrole,andofthecolossalcostsaswellasthegainsofempire.

【作者简介】

GregWoolfisProfessorofAncientHistoryattheUniversityofStAndrews.HeistheauthorofBecomingRoman:TheOriginsofProvincialCivilizationinGaul(1998)andeditorofRometheCosmopolis(2003).

【目录】

Introduction

Part I. The Romans and their History: 1. Discovering Ancient RomeGreg Woolf

2. The Republic Christopher Mackay

3. The Emperors David Potter

4. An imperial people Greg Woolf

5. Rome and Greece Greg Woolf

Part II. The Cultures of Empire: 6. Domination Emma Dench

7. An imperial metropolis Hazel Dodge and Jon Coulston

8. Empire of letters Simon Swain

9. An empire of cities Penelope Allison

10. Imperial science Rebecca Flemming

11. The gods of Empire Richard Lim

12. The profits of Empire Neville Morley

13. War and peace Ian Haynes

Timeline

Glossary of Latin terms

Who's who

Notable extant buildings and/or collections of art andartefacts

Further reading