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A Companion to the Roman Republic

By Robert Morstein-Marx , Nathan Rosenstein

Book information

Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Year
2006
ISBN
9781405102179, 9781405102179
LCC
DG235 .C65 2006
Open Library ID
OL3406275M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
6 MB (5992859 bytes)
Series
Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World
Pages
751\751
Library
demonoid.me
Time added
2011-04-11 19:55:47

Description

This Companion provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of Roman Republican history as it is currently practiced.Highlights recent developments, including archaeological discoveries, fresh approaches to textual sources, and the opening up of new areas of historical studyRetains the drama of the Republic’s rise and fallEmphasizes not just the evidence of texts and physical remains, but also the models and assumptions that scholars bring to these artefactsLooks at the role played by the physical geography and environment of ItalyOffers a compact but detailed narrative of military and political developments from the birth of the Roman Republic through to the death of Julius CaesarDiscusses current controversies in the field

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