Ancient Rome (eBook)

William E. Dunstan (Autor)

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2010
632 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-7425-6834-1 (ISBN)

Infos

Ancient Rome masterfully synthesizes the vast period from the origins of Rome to the end of antiquity, seamlessly weaving a panoramic view of how the Romans gradually imposed their rule from Britain to Arabia. William E. Dunstan's compelling narrative balances political and cultural developments, as readers gain fascinating insights about daily life in the Roman world, ranging from the gossip people exchanged to their favorite authors, their passionate religious beliefs, and their clamor for bloodletting in the Colosseum. All readers interested in the classical world will find this a fascinating and compelling history.

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Ancient Rome masterfully synthesizes the vast period from the second millennium BCE to the sixth century CE, carrying readers through the succession of fateful steps and agonizing crises that marked Roman evolution from an early village settlement to the capital of an extraordinary realm extending from northern Britain to the deserts of Arabia. A host of world-famous figures come to life in these pages, including Alexander the Great, Hannibal, Julius Caesar, Cleopatra, Augustus, Livia, Cicero, Nero, Hadrian, Diocletian, Constantine, Justinian, and Theodora. Filled with chilling narratives of violence, lust, and political expediency, this book not only describes empire-shaping political and military events but also treats social and cultural developments as integral to Roman history. William E. Dunstan highlights such key topics as the physical environment, women, law, the roles of slaves and freedmen, the plight of unprivileged free people, the composition and power of the ruling class, education, popular entertainment, food and clothing, marriage and divorce, sex, death and burial, finance and trade, scientific and medical achievements, religious institutions and practices, and artistic and literary masterpieces. All readers interested in the classical world will find this a fascinating and compelling history.

Autor

William E. Dunstan is a visiting scholar at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and teaches at North Carolina State University.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Early ItalyChapter 2: Origins of RomeChapter 3: The Young RepublicChapter 4: Roman Conquest of ItalyChapter 5: Duel with CarthageChapter 6: Roman Conquest of the Mediterranean WorldChapter 7: Impact of Overseas Conquests on the Senatorial OligarchyChapter 8: Impact of Overseas Conquests of the Economic and Social Organization of ItalyChapter 9: Greek Cultural Influences on RomeChapter 10: Rival Conceptions of State and Society Plague Roman Politics: From the Gracchi to the Social WarChapter 11: SullaChapter 12: Pompey and CaesarChapter 13: Antony and Octavian Wrestle for Empire: Final Dissolution of the Old Republican OrderChapter 14: Economic, Social, and Cultural Climate of the Late RepublicChapter 15: Augustus and the Founding of the Roman EmpireChapter 16: Augustan Social and Religious PolicyChapter 17: Augustan Art and Literature and the Augustan LegacyChapter 18: From Tiberius to Nero: The Julio-Claudian DynastyChapter 19: From Vespasian to Domitian: The Flavian DynastyChapter 20: From Nerva to Marcus Aurelius: The Five Good EmperorsChapter 21: Government, Economy, and Society in the First and Second CenturiesChapter 22: Architecture and Sculpture in the First and Second CenturiesChapter 23: Literature in the First and Second CenturiesChapter 24: Commodus and the Severan DynastyChapter 25: Third-Century Imperial Crisis and First Phase of RecoveryChapter 26: Reorganization of Diocletian and ConstantineChapter 27: Last Years of the United EmpireChapter 28: Society and Culture in the Later EmpireChapter 29: Rise of ChristianityChapter 30: Christian Triumph and ControversyChapter 31: Dismemberment of the Roman Empire in the WestEpilogue: The Thousand-Year Survival of the Roman Empire in the EastBibliography

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 16.11.2010
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte / Antike
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• ISBN-10: 0-7425-6834-2 / 0742568342
• ISBN-13: 978-0-7425-6834-1 / 9780742568341