Lives of the Caesars (Pocket)
avSuetonius, Catharine Edwards, Suetonius
ISBN: 9780199537563 - UTGIVEN: 200906The Lives of the Caesars include the biographies of Julius Caesar and the eleven subsequent emperors: Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitelius, Vespasian, Titus, Domitian. Suetonius composed his material from a variety of sources, without much concern for their relia[...]
Death in Ancient Rome (Inbunden)
avCatharine Edwards
ISBN: 9780300112085 - UTGIVEN: 2007-08For the Romans, the manner of a person's death was the most telling indication of their true character. Death revealed the true patriot, the genuine philosopher, even, perhaps, the great artist--and certainly the faithful Christian. Catharine Edwards draws on the many and richly varied accounts of d[...]
Writing Rome (Häftad)
avCatharine Edwards
ISBN: 9780521559522 - UTGIVEN: 1996-10The city of Rome is built not only of bricks and marble but also of the words of its writers. For the ancient inhabitant or visitor, the buildings of Rome, the public spaces of the city, were crowded with meanings and associations. These meanings were generated partly through activities associated w[...]
The Politics of Immorality in Ancient Rome (Pocket)
avCatharine Edwards
ISBN: 9780521893893 - UTGIVEN: 2002-01This book addresses the question not how immoral the ancient Romans were but why the literature they produced is so preoccupied with immorality. The modern image of immoral Rome derives from ancient accounts which are largely critical rather than celebratory. Far from being empty commonplaces these [...]
