BookA companion to the Roman Empire
Main title
- A companion to the Roman Empire / edited by David S. Potter.
Published/Created
- Malden, MA : Blackwell Pub., 2006.
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Description
- xxx, 691 p. : ill., maps ; 26 cm.
ISBN
- 0631226443 (hard cover : alk. paper)
- 9780631226444 (hard cover : alk. paper)
LC classification
- DG311 .P68 2006
Related names
Contents
- Section 1: The Sources -- Constructing a narrative / Cynthia Damon -- Roman Imperial Numismatics / Bill Metcalf -- Documents / Traianos Gagos and David Potter -- Art, Architecture and Archaeology in the Roman Empire / Lea Stirling -- Interdisciplinary approaches / James Rives -- Section 2: Narrative -- The emergence of monarchy: 44 BCE-96 CE / Greg Rowe -- Rome the super-power: 96- 235 CE / Michael Peachin -- The transformation of the empire 235-337 CE / David Potter -- Section 4: Administration -- The administration of the provinces / Cliff Ando -- Transformation of Government under Diocletian and Constantine / Hugh Elton -- The Roman Army / Nigel Pollard -- Greek cities under Roman rule / Maud Gleason -- Cities and urban life in the western provinces of the Roman empire 30 BCE -250 CE / Jonathan Edmondson -- Section 5: Social and Economic Life -- The imperial economy / David Mattingly -- Landlords and tenants / Dennie Kehoe -- The family / Judith Evans Grubbs -- Sexuality in the Roman Empire / Amy Richlin -- On food and the body / Veronika Grimm -- Leisure / Garrett Fagan -- Spectacle / David Potter -- Section 6: Intellectual Life -- The construction of the past in the Roman Empire / Rowlalnd Smith -- Imperial poetry / Sara Myers -- Greek fiction / Joe Rife -- Roman law and Roman history / John Matthews -- Roman medicine / Ann Hanson -- Philosophy in the Roman empire / Sara Ahbel-Rappe -- Section 7: Religion -- Traditional cult / David Franfurter -- Jews and Judaism 70-429 CE / Yaron Eliav -- Christian thought / Mark Edwards.
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Notes
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [620]-680) and index.
LCCN
- 2005015454
Dewey class no.
- 937/.06
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National bib no.
- GBA554582
National bib agency no.
- 013240153
Other system no.
- (OCoLC)ocm60550606
Type of material
- Book
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- FLM2016 012351
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