In Search of the Romans (Second Edition)

James Renshaw (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

456 Seiten

2019 | 2nd edition
Bloomsbury Academic (Verlag)
978-1-4742-9991-6 (ISBN)

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In Search of the Romans is a lively and informative introduction to ancient Rome. Making extensive use of ancient sources and copiously illustrated with photographs, drawings, maps and plans, now for the first time in colour, its opening two chapters guide the reader through the events of Roman history, from the foundation of the city to the fall of the empire. Subsequent chapters introduce the most important aspects of the Roman world: the army and the provinces, religion, society, and entertainment; the final two chapters focus on Pompeii and Herculaneum, the two cities destroyed by Vesuvius. New to this edition are sections on the Augustan principate, on the Roman army, on life in the provinces and on engineering innovations, while the existing text is revised throughout. The narrative includes descriptions of many individuals from the Roman world, drawn from a variety of social settings.

Activity boxes and further reading lists throughout each chapter aid students' understanding of the subject. Review questions challenge students to read further and reflect on some of the most important social, political and cultural issues of ancient Rome, as well as to compare them with those of their own society. The new edition is supported by a website that includes images, maps and timelines, further reading and related links.

James Renshaw teaches Classics at Godolphin and Latymer School, UK. His books include In Search of the Greeks (2nd edn, Bloomsbury, 2015) and he is General Editor of the suite of books for OCR Classical Civilisation and Ancient History (Bloomsbury, 2017).

Preface
Introduction

1 From Kingdom to Republic
2 The Emperors
3 Running an Empire
4 Roman Religion
5 Roman Society
6 Roman Entertainment and Leisure
7 Pompeii
8 Herculaneum

Appendices
1 Roman Currency Values
2 Roman Clothing
3 Roman Names
4 Roman Time

Glossary
Sources of Quotations
Sources of Illustrations
Index

Erscheinungsdatum	13.12.2019
Zusatzinfo	150+ colour and bw illus
Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	242 x 170 mm
Gewicht	1112 g
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Archäologie
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Vor- und Frühgeschichte
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Altertum / Antike
ISBN-10	1-4742-9991-1 / 1474299911
ISBN-13	978-1-4742-9991-6 / 9781474299916
Zustand	Neuware