Author: William Carey Morey
Publisher:
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Category : Rome
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Outlines of Roman History
Author: William Carey Morey
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Category : Rome
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Publisher:
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Category : Rome
Languages : en
Pages : 384
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Outlines of Greek and Roman History
Author: William Carey Morey
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 758
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 758
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Outlines of Greek History
Author: William Carey Morey
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 758
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Category : Greece
Languages : en
Pages : 758
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Ancient Peoples
Author: William Carey Morey
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 650
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 650
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Appian's Roman History
Author: Kathryn Welch
Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
ISBN: 191058911X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Appian of Alexandria lived in the early-to-mid second century AD, a time when the pax Romana flourished. His Roman History traced, through a series of ethnographic histories, the growth of Roman power throughout Italy and the Mediterranean World. But Appian also told the story of the civil wars which beset Rome from the time of Tiberius Gracchus to the death of Sextus Pompeius Magnus. The standing of his work in modern times is paradoxical. Consigned to the third rank by nineteenth-century historiographers, and poorly served by translators, Appian's Roman History profoundly shapes our knowledge of Republican Rome, its empire and its internal politics. We need to know him better. This collection of 15 new papers from a distinguished international team studies both what Appian had to say and how he said it. The papers engage in a dialogue about the value of Appian's text as a source of history, the relationship between that history and his own times, and the impact on his narrative of the author's own opinions - most notably that Rome enjoyed divinely-ordained good fortune. Some authors demonstrate that Appian's text (and even his mistakes) can yield significant new information, others re-open the question of Appian's use of source material in the light of recent studies showing him to be far more than a transmitter of other people's work.
Publisher: Classical Press of Wales
ISBN: 191058911X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 404
Book Description
Appian of Alexandria lived in the early-to-mid second century AD, a time when the pax Romana flourished. His Roman History traced, through a series of ethnographic histories, the growth of Roman power throughout Italy and the Mediterranean World. But Appian also told the story of the civil wars which beset Rome from the time of Tiberius Gracchus to the death of Sextus Pompeius Magnus. The standing of his work in modern times is paradoxical. Consigned to the third rank by nineteenth-century historiographers, and poorly served by translators, Appian's Roman History profoundly shapes our knowledge of Republican Rome, its empire and its internal politics. We need to know him better. This collection of 15 new papers from a distinguished international team studies both what Appian had to say and how he said it. The papers engage in a dialogue about the value of Appian's text as a source of history, the relationship between that history and his own times, and the impact on his narrative of the author's own opinions - most notably that Rome enjoyed divinely-ordained good fortune. Some authors demonstrate that Appian's text (and even his mistakes) can yield significant new information, others re-open the question of Appian's use of source material in the light of recent studies showing him to be far more than a transmitter of other people's work.
Outlines of Ancient History
Author: William Carey Morey
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Category : History, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 564
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Publisher:
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Category : History, Ancient
Languages : en
Pages : 564
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The Toleration and Persecution of the Jews in the Roman Empire
Author: Dora Askowith
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Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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Category : Jews
Languages : en
Pages : 266
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The Cambridge History of Iran
Author: W. B. Fisher
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521246934
Category : Iran
Languages : en
Pages : 998
Book Description
Surveys Iranian history and culture and its contribution to the civilization of the world. Covers religious, philosophical, political, economic, scientific and artistic elements in Iranian civilization.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521246934
Category : Iran
Languages : en
Pages : 998
Book Description
Surveys Iranian history and culture and its contribution to the civilization of the world. Covers religious, philosophical, political, economic, scientific and artistic elements in Iranian civilization.
The Bir Messaouda Basilica
Author: Richard Miles
Publisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1785706837
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
This volume charts the radical transformation of an inner city neighbourhood in late antique Carthage which was excavated over a five-year period by a team from the University of Cambridge. Bordering the main thoroughfare leading from the Brysa Hill to the ports, the neighbourhood remained primarily a residential one from the second century until 530s AD when a substantial basilica was constructed over the eastern half of the insula. Further extensive modifications were made to the basilica half-a-century later when the structures on the western half of the insula were demolished and the basilica greatly enlarged with the addition of a new east-west aisles, a large monumental baptistery and a crypt. By carefully reconstructing the complex architectural plan of this innovative building, this study shows how the re-modelled Bir Messaouda basilica was transformed into a major pilgrimage centre overturning established tradition that located such complexes outside the city walls. The Bir Messaouda basilica provides important insights into the transition between Vandal and Byzantine control of the city, the development of a new Christian inter-mural urban landscape in the sixth century AD, and the significance of the pilgrimage in reinforcing ecclesiastical authority in post-Justinianic North Africa.
Publisher: Oxbow Books
ISBN: 1785706837
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 441
Book Description
This volume charts the radical transformation of an inner city neighbourhood in late antique Carthage which was excavated over a five-year period by a team from the University of Cambridge. Bordering the main thoroughfare leading from the Brysa Hill to the ports, the neighbourhood remained primarily a residential one from the second century until 530s AD when a substantial basilica was constructed over the eastern half of the insula. Further extensive modifications were made to the basilica half-a-century later when the structures on the western half of the insula were demolished and the basilica greatly enlarged with the addition of a new east-west aisles, a large monumental baptistery and a crypt. By carefully reconstructing the complex architectural plan of this innovative building, this study shows how the re-modelled Bir Messaouda basilica was transformed into a major pilgrimage centre overturning established tradition that located such complexes outside the city walls. The Bir Messaouda basilica provides important insights into the transition between Vandal and Byzantine control of the city, the development of a new Christian inter-mural urban landscape in the sixth century AD, and the significance of the pilgrimage in reinforcing ecclesiastical authority in post-Justinianic North Africa.
Icons and Power
Author: Bissera V. Pentcheva
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 9780271048161
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Pentcheva demonstrates that a fundamental shift in the Byzantine cult from relics to icons, took place during the late tenth century. Centered upon fundamental questions of art, religion, and politics, Icons and Power makes a vital contribution to the entire field of medieval studies.
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 9780271048161
Category : Art
Languages : en
Pages : 340
Book Description
Pentcheva demonstrates that a fundamental shift in the Byzantine cult from relics to icons, took place during the late tenth century. Centered upon fundamental questions of art, religion, and politics, Icons and Power makes a vital contribution to the entire field of medieval studies.