Roman Civilization: Selected Readings: The Empire, Volume 2 / Edition 3

by Naphtali Lewis

Overview

Naphtali Lewis and Meyer Reinhold's Roman Civilization is a classic. Originally published by Columbia University Press in 1955, the authors have undertaken another revision which takes into account recent work in the field. These volumes consist of selected primary documents from ancient Rome, covering a range f over 1,000 years of Roman culture, from the foundation of the city to its sacking by the Goths.

The selections cover a broad spectrum of Roman civilization, including literature, philosophy, religion, education, politics, military affairs, and economics. These English translations of literary, inscriptional, and papyrological sources, many of which are available nowhere else, create a mosaic of the brilliance, the beauty, and the power of Rome.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780231071338
Publisher:	Columbia University Press
Publication date:	11/21/1990
Series:	Records of Civilization Sources and Stud , #2
Edition description:	third edition
Pages:	674
Sales rank:	426,051
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Naphtali Lewis is professor of classical studies at Boston University.

Meyer Reinhold is University Professor of Classical Studies at Boston University.

Both are distinguished classicists and have written numerous books and articles during their careers.

Table of Contents

I. The Roman Peace (A.D. 14-192): Imperial Policy and Administration
2. The Roman Peace (A.D. 14-192): Economic Life
3. The Roman Peace (A.D. 14-192): Society and Culture
4. The Roman Peace (A.D. 14-192): Life in the Municipalities and Provinces
5. Women in the Roman World
6. The Crisis of the Third Century and the Emergence of the Byzantine State, A.D. 193-337
7. The Roman Army
8. Roman Law
9. The Conflict of Religions and the Triumph of Christianity
10. The Last Stand of Paganism and the Consolidation of Christian Society
II. Coins

Editorial Reviews

A splendid collection of source materials, documentary and epigraphic as well as literary.

Oxford History of the Classical World

**** An earlier edition of this classic is endorsed by BCL3. This updated revision of the story of Rome through excerpts of the written records adds many new documents published since the previous edition, many available for the first time in English, as well as a new chapter on women, two new chapters on coins, and an added final chapter that carries the coverage of the fourth century beyond Constantine the Great to the consolidation of Christian society and the capture and sack of Rome by the Goths under Alaric. Paper edition (unseen), $44.00. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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