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Author: Nathan Rosenstein
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 2012-03-07
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 0748650814
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNathan Rosenstein charts Rome's incredible journey and command of the Mediterranean over the course of the third and second centuries BC.
Author: Livy
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2005-09-29
Total Pages: 718
ISBN-13: 0141960817
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBooks XXXI to XLV cover the years from 201 b.c. to 167 b.c., when Rome emerged as ruler of the Mediterranean.
Author: Charles Freeman
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 734
ISBN-13: 0199263647
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Author: Monique O'Connell
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM
Published: 2016-05-15
Total Pages: 647
ISBN-13: 1421419025
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA history of this hub of culture and commerce: “Enviable readability . . . an excellent classroom text.” —European History Quarterly Located at the intersection of Asia, Africa, and Europe, the Mediterranean has connected societies for millennia, creating a shared space of intense economic, cultural, and political interaction. Greek temples in Sicily, Roman ruins in North Africa, and Ottoman fortifications in Greece serve as reminders that the Mediterranean has no fixed national boundaries or stable ethnic and religious identities. In The Mediterranean World, Monique O’Connell and Eric R. Dursteler examine the history of this contested region from the medieval to the early modern era, beginning with the fall of Rome around 500 CE and closing with Napoleon’s attempted conquest of Egypt in 1798. Arguing convincingly that the Mediterranean should be studied as a singular unit, the authors explore the centuries when no lone power dominated the Mediterranean Sea and invaders brought their own unique languages and cultures to the region. Structured around four interlocking themes—mobility, state development, commerce, and frontiers—this book, including maps, photos, and illustrations, brings new dimensions to the concepts of Mediterranean nationality and identity.
Author: Arthur M. Eckstein
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Published: 2009-04-07
Total Pages: 394
ISBN-13: 0520259920
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"A major contribution to the study of Roman imperialism and ancient international relations."—John Rich, University of Nottingham
Author: Arthur M. Eckstein
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 2012-01-25
Total Pages: 584
ISBN-13: 1118293541
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume examines the period from Rome's earliest involvement in the eastern Mediterranean to the establishment of Roman geopolitical dominance over all the Greek states from the Adriatic Sea to Syria by the 180s BC. Applies modern political theory to ancient Mediterranean history, taking a Realist approach to its analysis of Roman involvement in the Greek Mediterranean Focuses on the harsh nature of interactions among states under conditions of anarchy while examining the conduct of both Rome and Greek states during the period, and focuses on what the concepts of modern political science can tell us about ancient international relations Includes detailed discussion of the crisis that convulsed the Greek world in the last decade of the third century BC Provides a balanced portrait of Roman militarism and imperialism in the Hellenistic world
Author: Annalisa Marzano
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2018-04-30
Total Pages: 650
ISBN-13: 1316730611
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume offers a comprehensive survey of Roman villas in Italy and the Mediterranean provinces of the Roman Empire, from their origins to the collapse of the Empire. The architecture of villas could be humble or grand, and sometimes luxurious. Villas were most often farms where wine, olive oil, cereals, and manufactured goods, among other products, were produced. They were also venues for hospitality, conversation, and thinking on pagan, and ultimately Christian, themes. Villas spread as the Empire grew. Like towns and cities, they became the means of power and assimilation, just as infrastructure, such as aqueducts and bridges, was transforming the Mediterranean into a Roman sea. The distinctive Roman/Italian villa type was transferred to the provinces, resulting in Mediterranean-wide culture of rural dwelling and work that further unified the Empire.
Author: Livy
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2004-05-27
Total Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 0141913118
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBooks VI-X of Livy's monumental work trace Rome's fortunes from its near collapse after defeat by the Gauls in 386 bc to its emergence, in a matter of decades, as the premier power in Italy, having conquered the city-state of Samnium in 293 bc. In this fascinating history, events are described not simply in terms of partisan politics, but through colourful portraits that bring the strengths, weaknesses and motives of leading figures such as the noble statesman Camillus and the corrupt Manlius vividly to life. While Rome's greatest chronicler intended his history to be a memorial to former glory, he also had more didactic aims - hoping that readers of his account could learn from the past ills and virtues of the city.
Author: Sarah Bond
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Published: 2016-10-25
Total Pages: 335
ISBN-13: 0472130080
DOWNLOAD EBOOKApplies new methodological approaches to the study of ancient history
Author: Irad Malkin
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2013-09-13
Total Pages: 395
ISBN-13: 1317991133
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHow useful is the concept of "network" for historical studies and the ancient world in particular? Using theoretical models of social network analysis, this book illuminates aspects of the economic, social, religious, and political history of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Bringing together some of the most active and prominent researchers in ancient history, this book moves beyond political institutions, ethnic, and geographical boundaries in order to observe the ancient Mediterranean through a perspective of network interaction. It employs a wide range of approaches, and to examine relationships and interactions among various social entities in the Mediterranean. Chronologically, the book extends from the early Iron Age to the late Antique world, covering the Mediterranean between Antioch in the east to Massalia (Marseilles) in the west. This book was published as two special issues in Mediterranean Historical Review.
