The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic (Cambridge Companions to the Ancient World) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521807948 ISBN 13: 9780521807944

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2004

Synopsis

Examining all aspects of Roman history and civilization from 509-49 BC., this Companion spans the development of the classic republican political system and the growth of a world empire. It also documents the ultimate disintegration of the system under the relentless pressure of internal dissension and the boundless ambition of leading politicians. Distinguished European and American scholars present a variety of current approaches towards understanding the political, military, and social aspects of Roman history, as well as its literary and visual culture.

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Book Description:

The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic examines all aspects of Roman history and civilization from 509-49 BC. These centuries produced the classic republican political system and the growth of a world empire. They also witnessed the ultimate disintegration of this system under the relentless pressure of internal dissention and boundless ambition of its leading politicians. In this Companion volume, distinguished European and American scholars present a variety of lively, current approaches to understanding the political, military, and social aspects of Roman history, as well as its literary and visual culture.

About the Author:

Harriet I. Flower is Professor of Classics at Princeton University. The author of Ancestor Masks and Aristocratic Power in Roman Culture, The Art of Forgetting: Disgrace and Oblivion in Roman Political Culture, and Roman Republics, she has written on aspects of Roman history and drama, as well as Latin epigraphy.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0521807948
• ISBN 13: 9780521807944
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 424
• Editor: Flower Harriet I.