The
Antonines : The Roman Empire in Transition
by Michael Grant
(Paperback - July 1996)
As
the Romans Did: A Sourcebook in Roman Social History
by Jo-Ann Shelton
Paperback from Oxford Press
Book Published: August, 1997
Atlas
of the Roman World
by Tim Cornell, et al
(Hardcover -- March 1983)
Caesar's Legion: The Epic Saga of Julius Caesar's Elite Tenth Legion
and the Armies of Rome
by Stephen Dando-Collins
Listed under Roman Wars
Christianizing
the Roman Empire (A.D. 100-400)
by Ramsay MacMullen
(Paperback -- February 1986)
Chronicle of the Roman Emperors : The Reign-By-Reign Record of the
Rulers of Imperial Rome
by Chris Scarre
Listed under Roman Emperors
The
Classical Roman Reader: New Encounters With Ancient Rome
by Kenneth Atchity
Book Description: Western civilization is in many ways an outgrowth
of the Roman Empire. The Classical Roman Reader, which contains a collection
of some of the finest and most important writing of the Roman period, brings
the modern reader into direct contact with the literature, political thought,
science, art and architecture, and psychology of classical Rome.
Paperback: 480 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.27 x
9.14 x 7.42
Publisher: Oxford University Press; ; (December 1998)
ISBN: 0195127404
The
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire : Volumes 1, 2, & 3
by Edward Gibbon, Hugh Trevor-Roper (Introduction)
British parliamentarian and soldier Edward Gibbon (1737-1794) conceived
of his plan for Decline and Fall while "musing amid the ruins of the Capitol"
on a visit to Rome. For the next 10 years he worked away at his great history,
which traces the decadence of the late empire from the time of the Antonines
and the rise of Western Christianity. "The confusion of the times, and
the scarcity of authentic memorials, pose equal difficulties to the historian,
who attempts to preserve a clear and unbroken thread of narration," he
writes. Despite these obstacles, Decline and Fall remains a model of historical
exposition, and required reading for students of European history. Amazon.com
Hardcover: Knopf
ISBN: 0679423087; Boxed edition (October 1993)
The
Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
by Edward Gibbon
Introduction by Hugh Trevor-Roper
(Hardcover - November 1994) |
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Dictionary
Of Roman Religion
by Lesley Adkins
Hardcover: 304 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.97 x
9.57 x 7.69
Publisher: Facts on File, Inc.; ; (December 1995)
ISBN: 0816030057
A
Dictionary of the Roman Empire
by Matthew E. Bunson
Book Description The extraordinarily rich cultural legacy of
the Roman world has had a profound affect world civilization. Roman achievements
in architecture, law, politics, literature, war, and philosophy serve as
the foundation of modern Western society. Now, for the first time in an
A-Z format, A Dictionary of the Roman Empire assembles the people, places,
events, and ideas of this remarkable period in one easy-to-use source.
With over 1,900 entries covering more than five hundred years of Roman
history, from Julius Caesar and the Gallic Wars (59-51 B.C.) to the fall
of Romulus Augustus, the last Roman emperor (476 A.D.), this accessible
guide provides quick reference to one of the most studied periods of all
antiquity.
Every aspect of Roman life is included. Here are profiles of the great
emperors, such as Marcus Aurelius, one of the most profoundly intellectual
monarchs in western civilization, and the aberrant Gaius Caligula, who,
after draining the Roman treasury with his eccentric behavior, made it
a capital crime for citizens not to bequeath him their estates. Informative
entries describe the complex workings of Roman government, such as census
taking, the creation of civil service, coinage, and the venerable institution
of the Senate, and offer insight into the various trends and cultural tastes
that developed throughout Roman history. For example, a discussion on baths,
the most common type of building in the Roman Empire, demonstrates the
unique intermingling of luxury, community, recreation, and, in the provinces,
an association with Rome, that served as the focus of any city aspiring
to greatness. Other entries describe the practice of paganism, marriage
and divorce, ludi (public games held to entertain the Roman populace),
festivals of the Roman year, and gluttony (epitomized by famous gourmands
such as the emperor Vitellius, who according to the historian Suetonius,
lived for food, banqueting three or four times a day, routinely vomiting
up his meal and starting over). Also featured are longer essays on such
topics as art and architecture, gods and goddesses, and the military, as
well as a chronology, a short glossary of Roman terms, and appendices listing
the emperors of the Empire and diagram the often intertwined family trees
of ruling dynasties.
Comprehensive, authoritative, and illustrated with over sixty illustrations
and maps, A Dictionary of the Roman Empire provides easy access to the
remarkable civilization upon which Western society was built.
Paperback: ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.08 x 9.96 x 7.05
Publisher: Oxford University Press; ; (December 1995)
ISBN: 0195102339
Empire
of Honour: The Art of Government in the Roman World
by J. E. Lendon
(Hardcover - July 1997)
Etruscan
Art
by Nigel Spivey
The most powerful force in central Italy until Roman unification, the
Etruscan civilization continues to fire the imagination. In this new book,
the first survey of its kind in more than 20 years, Nigel Spivey brings
the Etruscan world to life, illuminating the social, political, and cultural
context of the art objects and artifacts that remain the singular achievement
of these mysterious people.
Paperback: 216 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.59 x
8.26 x 5.88
Publisher: Thames & Hudson; ; (November 1997)
ISBN: 0500203040
The
Etruscan Cities and Rome
by Howard Scullard
Rome is known to us today as a mighty empire, but it emerged slowly,
and in the face of a greater regional power: namely, the combined city-states
of Etruria, in what are now the Italian provinces of Tuscany and Umbria.
H.H. Scullard, the late University of London classicist, offers a comprehensive
view of Etruscan culture and history in this survey, originally published
in 1967 and regarded as a standard work. Scullard examines the controversial
question of Etruscan origins, weighing the evidence for whether the Etruscans
entered Italy as a distinct ethnic group or, instead - and more likely
- they evolved from elements of local and foreign cultures. He describes
the rise of commercial and political centers such as Perusia, Caere, Vulci,
and Veii, pointing to impressive examples of Etruscan engineering and architecture
that the Romans would later emulate. Along the way he considers aspects
of Etruscan ritual and material culture, including the weapons and elaborate
tombs for which the Etruscans were justly famous in ancient times. Scullard
closes with a discussion of Etruria's relations with Rome, marked by a
period of Etruscan rule over the city during the reign of the Tarquins
in the 6th century, a reign that ended with the collapse of Etruscan power
in Latium and the rise of republican government within Rome itself. --Gregory
McNamee - Amazon.com
Empire
of Pleasures : Luxury and Indulgence in the Roman World
by Andrew Dalby
(Hardcover - October 2000)
Early
History of Rome: Books I-V of the History of Rome from Its Foundation (Penguin
Classics)
by Livy, et al
Paperback: Penguin USA (Paper)
ISBN: 0140441042; Reprint edition (September 1991)
Fall
of the Roman Republic: Six Lives: Marius, Sulla, Crassus, Pompey, Caesar,
Cicero (Penguin Classics)
by Plutarch, et al
(Paperback -- February 1954)
Gladiators and Caesars: The Power of Spectacle in Ancient Rome
by Eckart Kohne (Editor), et al
Listed under Gladiators
Grand
Strategy of the Roman Empire : From the First Century A.D. to the Third
by Edward N. Luttwak, J. F. Gilliam
Paperback from Johns Hopkins Univ Pr
Book Published: February, 1979
Handbook
to Life in Ancient Rome
by Lesley Adkins, Roy A. Adkins
Paperback from Oxford University Press
Book Published: April, 1998
Handbook of Ancient Greek and Roman Coins
by Zander H. Klawans, Ken Bressett
Listed under Ancient Coins
Libya: The Lost Cities of the Roman Empire
by Antonio Di Vita, et al
An archeological text on the buried cities of the Libyan desert, 7th
century B.C. to circa 4th century A.D., accompanied by some of the finest
photographs of Roman ruins extant. Db.
Listed under Libya
Looking
at Lovemaking: Constructions of Sexuality in Roman Art, 100 B.C. - A.D.
250
by John R. Clarke
Paperback from University of California Press
Book Published: 05 March, 2001
The Punic Wars
by Adrian Goldsworthy
Listed under Hannibal & Carthage
The
Roman Empire : From the Etruscans to the Decline of Roman Empire (World
Architecture, Vol 1)
by Henri Stierlin, Anne Stierlin (Photographer)
(Hardcover - December 1996)
The
Rise of the Roman Empire
by Polybius, et al
Paperback: 574 pages
Penguin USA (Paper); ISBN: 0140443622; Reprint edition
(February 1980)
Roman Britain: Outpost of the Empire
by Howard H. Scullard
Listed under Ancient Britain
Roman
Sexualities
by Judith P. Hallett (Editor), Marilyn B. Skinner (Editor)
An academic treatise on sexual relations in the Roman Empire.
Paperback - 368 pages (December 1997)
Princeton Univ Pr; ISBN: 0691011788
Storming
the Heavens: Soldiers, Emperors, and Civilians in the Roman Empire
by Antonio Santosuosso
(Hardcover)
The Twelve Caesars (Penguin Classics)
by Suetonius, et al
Listed under Roman Emperors
At
Empire`s Edge: Exploring Rome's Egyptian Frontier
by Robert B. Jackson
(Hardcover)
The
Oxford Illustrated History of the Roman World
by John Boardman (Editor), et al
(Paperback - April 2001)
The
Roman Empire from Severus to Constantine
by Pat Southern
(Paperback)
Spartacus and the Slave Wars: A Brief History With Documents
by Brent D. Shaw (Translator)
Listed under Gladiators
The
Complete Idiot's Guide to the Roman Empire
by Eric Nelson, Ph.D.
The
Oxford Illustrated History of the Roman World
edited by John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, and Oswyn Murray
The
Romans: An Introduction
by Antony Kamm
Houses,
Villas, and Palaces in the Roman World
by Alexander Gordon MacKay
Works of Josephus : Complete and Unabridged
by Flavius Josephus, et al
Listed under Christian History
The
Aeneid
by Virgil
Book Description Virgil's great epic transforms the Homeric
tradition into a triumphal statement of the Roman civilizing mission. Translated
by Robert Fitzgerald.
Paperback: 442 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.99 x
7.94 x 5.20
Publisher: Vintage Books; ; Reissue edition (June 1990)
ISBN: 0679729526
Handbook
To Life In Ancient Rome by Lesley Adkins
Archaeologists Lesley and Roy Adkins offer a sweeping overview of the
Roman world in "Handbook To Life In Ancient Rome". The authors, whose previous
books include Dictionary Of Roman Religion, An Introduction To Archaeology,
and Handbook To Life In Ancient Greece, draw upon both archaeological and
historical evidence to provide an authoritative and engaging look at an
empire that lasted some 1,200 years and formed the basis for the development
of Western jurisprudence and governmental systems.
The chapters are arranged thematically, and cover the republic, military
affairs, geography, town and countryside, travel and trade, writing, religion,
economy and industry, and everyday life. Within each chapter the authors
cover an exhaustive range of subtopics. For instance, in the chapter on
towns and countryside, one can find information that spans from the planning
and construction of aqueducts to the furnishings found in the typical Roman
apartment. Though each entry is fairly short, the authors include extensive
bibliographies at the end of each chapter, as well as over 125 photographs,
line drawings, and maps to round out the picture. Informative and entertaining,
"Handbook To Life In Ancient Rome" is an illuminating guide to the Roman
world. Amazon.com
Paperback: 416 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.05 x
9.22 x 7.42
Publisher: Oxford University Press; ; Reprint edition
(July 1998)
ISBN: 0195123328
The
Roman Empire by C.M. Wells
The Roman empire begins with Julius, the first Caesar, and ends five
centuries later with the establishment of Christian rule in Western Europe.
C.M. Wells chronicles the astonishing growth of the empire through military
innovations that gave soldiers and colonists a tangible stake in Rome's
success through the award of captured lands. He helps make sense out of
complex episodes in Roman history, among them the so-called year of the
four emperors and the rise of non-Roman rulers such as Maximinus. Wells
also looks at the legacy of the Roman empire in modern governments, which
derive much knowledge about administration, road building, hydrology and
assorted other practical arts from their ancient forebears.
Paperback: ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.05 x 8.26 x 5.52
Publisher: Harvard Univ Pr; ; 2nd edition (October 1995)
ISBN: 0674777700
The
Roman Empire: Economy, Society and Culture (Omite British Commonwealth)
by Peter Garnsey, Richard P. Saller
Paperback from University of California Press
Book Published: July, 1987
Hadrian's Villa and Its Legacy by William MacDonald
Paperback: 404 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.25 x
10.25 x 9.75
Publisher: Yale Univ Pr; ; Reprint edition (November
1997)
ISBN: 0300068514
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