The Oxford illustrated history of the Roman world / edited by John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn M...
The Oxford illustrated history of the Roman world / edited by John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn M...
The Oxford illustrated history of the Roman world / edited by John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn Murray.
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Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.
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Date
1988.
Call Numbers
N937/154
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Language
English
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Physical Description
Physical content
vi, 456 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Contents
Introduction / Jasper Griffin -- 1. Early Rome and Italy / Michael Crawford -- 2. The Expansion of Rome / Elizabeth Rawson -- 3. The First Roman Literature / P. G. McC. Brown -- 4. Cicero and Rome / Miriam Griffin -- 5. The Poets of the Late Republic / Robin Nisbet -- 6. The Founding of the Empire /...
Publication information
Publisher
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.
Analytical title
Roman world.
Place of Publication
England
Date Published
1988.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
This authoritative and compelling work tells the story of the rise of Rome from its origins as a cluster of villages, to the foundation of the Roman Empire by Augustus, to its consolidation in the first two centuries AD. It also discusses aspects of the later Empire and its influence on western civilizations, not least the adoption of Christianity....
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Full title
The Oxford illustrated history of the Roman world / edited by John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn Murray.
Variant title
Oxford history of the classical world.
Roman world.
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Notes
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N937/154
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ISBN
0192854364 (paperback)
9780192854360 (paperback)
DDC
937
MMS ID
991013910459702626
