Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook

Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook

Author: Mary Beard

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1998-06-28

Total Pages: 434

ISBN-13: 9780521456463

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Volume two reveals the extraordinary diversity of ancient Roman religion. A comprehensive sourcebook, it presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world - from the foundations of the city in the eighth century BC to the Christian capital more than a thousand years later. Each document is given a full introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and acts as a starting point for further discussion. Through paintings, sculptures, coins and inscriptions, as well as literary texts in translation, the book explores the major themes and problems of Roman religion, such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination, ritual, and priesthood. Starting from the archaeological traces of the earliest cults of the city, it finishes with a series of texts in which Roman authors themselves reflect on the nature of their own religion, its history, even its funny side. Judaism and Christianity are given full coverage, as important elements in the religious world of the Roman empire.


The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire;

The History Of The Decline And Fall Of The Roman Empire;

Author: Edward Gibbon

Publisher: Wentworth Press

Published: 2019-03-25

Total Pages: 604

ISBN-13: 9781011259670

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.


Roman Law and Economics

Roman Law and Economics

Author: Giuseppe Dari-Mattiacci

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2020-04-09

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 0198787200

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The economic analysis of Roman law has enormous potential to illuminate the origins of Roman legal institutions in response to changes in the economic activities that they regulated. These two volumes combine approaches from legal history and economic history with methods borrowed from economics to offer a new interdisciplinary approach.


The Book of Acts in Its Graeco-Roman Setting

The Book of Acts in Its Graeco-Roman Setting

Author: David W. J. Gill

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 1994-05

Total Pages: 648

ISBN-13: 9780802848475

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The Book of Acts in Its Graeco-Roman Setting locates the Book of Acts within various regional and cultural settings in the eastern Mediterranean. These studies draw on recent archaeological fieldwork and epigraphic discoveries to describe the key cities and provinces within the Roman Empire. The relevant societal aspects of these regions, such as the Roman legal system, Roman religion, and the problem of transport and travel, all help contextualize the book of Acts.


History of Rome, Volume I

History of Rome, Volume I

Author: Livy

Publisher:

Published: 1919

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780674991262

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The only extant work by Livy is part of his history of Rome from the foundation of the city to 9 BC. Of its 142 books 1-10, 21-45 (except parts of 41 and 43-45), fragments, and short summaries remain.


Rome, the Greek World, and the East

Rome, the Greek World, and the East

Author: Fergus Millar

Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press

Published: 2003-01-14

Total Pages: 414

ISBN-13: 0807875082

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Fergus Millar is one of the most influential contemporary historians of the ancient world. His essays and books, including The Emperor in the Roman World and The Roman Near East, have enriched our understanding of the Greco-Roman world in fundamental ways. In his writings Millar has made the inhabitants of the Roman Empire central to our conception of how the empire functioned. He also has shown how and why Rabbinic Judaism, Christianity, and Islam evolved from within the wider cultural context of the Greco-Roman world. Opening this collection of sixteen essays is a new contribution by Millar in which he defends the continuing significance of the study of Classics and argues for expanding the definition of what constitutes that field. In this volume he also questions the dominant scholarly interpretation of politics in the Roman Republic, arguing that the Roman people, not the Senate, were the sovereign power in Republican Rome. In so doing he sheds new light on the establishment of a new regime by the first Roman emperor, Caesar Augustus.


History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol 6

History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire Vol 6

Author: Edward Gibbon

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2013-01-18

Total Pages: 471

ISBN-13: 1625584202

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Gibbon offers an explanation for why the Roman Empire fell, a task made difficult by a lack of comprehensive written sources, though he was not the only historian to tackle the subject. Most of his ideas are directly taken from what few relevant records were available: those of the Roman moralists of the 4th and 5th centuries.


Religions of Rome: Volume 1, A History

Religions of Rome: Volume 1, A History

Author: Mary Beard

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1998-06-28

Total Pages: 484

ISBN-13: 9780521316828

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This book offers a radical new survey of more than a thousand years of religious life at Rome. It sets religion in its full cultural context, between the primitive hamlet of the eighth century BC and the cosmopolitan, multicultural society of the first centuries of the Christian era. The narrative account is structured around a series of broad themes: how to interpret the Romans' own theories of their religious system and its origins; the relationship of religion and the changing politics of Rome; the religious importance of the layout and monuments of the city itself; changing ideas of religious identity and community; religious innovation - and, ultimately, revolution. The companion volume, Religions of Rome: A Sourcebook, sets out a wide range of documents richly illustrating the religious life in the Roman world.


Rome

Rome

Author: John W. Boyer

Publisher:

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780226069371

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The University of Chicago Readings in Western Civilization (nine volumes) makes available to students and teachers a unique selection of primary documents, many in new translations. These readings, prepared for the highly praised Western civilization sequence at the University of Chicago, were chosen by an outstanding group of scholars whose experience teaching that course spans almost four decades. Each volume includes rarely anthologized selections as well as standard, more familiar texts; a bibliography of recommended parallel readings; and introductions providing background for the selections. Beginning with Periclean Athens and concluding with twentieth-century Europe, these source materials enable teachers and students to explore a variety of critical approaches to important events and themes in Western history. Individual volumes provide essential background reading for courses covering specific eras and periods. The complete nine-volume series is ideal for general courses in history and Western civilization sequences.


Ancient Rome

Ancient Rome

Author: Simon James

Publisher: DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 62

ISBN-13: 9780789457899

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A photo essay documenting ancient Rome and the people who lived there as revealed through the many artifacts they left behind, including shields, swords, tools, toys, cosmetics, and jewelry.