Written in the twilight of the Roman Republic, the poetry of Gaius Valerius Catullus offers a delicious insight into the passions and gossip of high Roman society.
Horace saw the death of the Republic and the beginning of the Roman Empire, and was personally acquainted with the emperor Augustus and the poet Virgil. He was famous during his lifetime, and continue
In Julius Caesar, William Shakespeare uses the most notorious murder in classical history to tell a tragic tale of friendship, ambition and betrayal. As the greatest figures of the Roman Republic are
In recent decades, scholars have argued that the Roman Republic's political culture was essentially democratic in nature, stressing the central role of the 'sovereign' people and their assemblies. Kar
William Everton Heitland (1847–1935) was a celebrated Classicist and fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, from 1871 until his death. In this second volume of his masterpiece trilogy, originally published in 1909, Heitland examines Rome as an Imperial Republic from 201 BC until the death of Sulla in 78 BC. This highly influential and important book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Roman history.
William Everton Heitland (1847–1935) was a celebrated Classicist and fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, from 1871 until his death. In this third and final volume of his masterpiece trilogy, originally published in 1909, Heitland examines the Roman Republic from the death of Sulla in 78 BC until the final transition to Rome as an Imperial power under Augustus. This highly influential and important book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Roman history.
William Everton Heitland (1847–1935) was a celebrated Classicist and fellow of St John's College, Cambridge, from 1871 until his death. In this first volume of his masterpiece trilogy, originally published in 1909, Heitland examines the origins of the Roman Republic from 509 BC until the conclusion of the Second Punic War. This highly influential and important book will be of value to anyone with an interest in Roman history.
This book reconstructs the pre-Julian calendar of Rome on the basis of epigraphical and literary evidence, and analyzes its relation to the solar and lunar years. Mrs. Michels shows how the varied con
Series list:Ancient Egypt: David O'Connor, NYU (2005)Ancient Near East: Marc Van De Mieroop, Columbia (2003)Persian Empire: Christopher Tuplin, Liverpool (2005)Archaic Greek World: Jonathan Hall, U of
Religion of the Roman Republic incorporates the most recent scholarship to present a comprehensive overview of the religion and religious culture of ancient Rome before the empire.
Religion of the Roman Republic incorporates the most recent scholarship to present a comprehensive overview of the religion and religious culture of ancient Rome before the empire.
In this new and authoritative history of the Roman republic, distinguished historian Klaus Bringmann traces the rise of a small city state near the Tiber estuary into a power that controlled the Itali
