The Roman Empire: Economy, Society and Culture (Häftad)
avPeter Garnsey, Richard Saller, Jas' Elsner
ISBN: 9780520285989 - UTGIVEN: 2014-11During the Principate (roughly 27 BCE to 235 CE), when the empire reached its maximum extent, Roman society and culture were radically transformed. But how was the vast territory of the empire controlled? Did the demands of central government stimulate economic growth or endanger survival? What forc[...]
Ideas of Slavery from Aristotle to Augustine (Häftad)
avPeter Garnsey
ISBN: 9780521574334 - UTGIVEN: 199611This study, unique of its kind, asks how slavery was viewed by the leading spokesmen of Greece and Rome. There was no movement for abolition in these societies, nor a vigorous debate, such as occurred in antebellum America, but this does not imply that slavery was accepted without question. Dr Garns[...]
Food and Society in Classical Antiquity (Pocket)
avPeter Garnsey
ISBN: 9780521645881 - UTGIVEN: 199906This is the first study of food in classical antiquity that treats it as both a biological and a cultural phenomenon. The variables of food quantity, quality and availability, and the impact of disease, are evaluated and a judgement reached which inclines to pessimism. Food is also a symbol, evoking[...]
The Cambridge Ancient History (Inbunden)
avAlan K. (EDT) Bowman, Peter (EDT) Garnsey, Averil (EDT) Cameron
ISBN: 9780521301992 - UTGIVEN: 2005-12This volume covers the history of the Roman Empire from the accession of Septimius Severus in AD 193 to the death of Constantine in AD 337. This period was one of the most critical in the history of the Mediterranean world. It begins with the establishment of the Severan dynasty as a result of civil[...]
The Cambridge Ancient History (Inbunden)
avAveril (EDT) Cameron, Peter (EDT) Garnsey, Averil (EDT) Cameron
ISBN: 9780521302005 - UTGIVEN: 1998-03With the publication of Volume 13 The Cambridge Ancient History moves into fresh territory. The first edition was completed by Volume 12 which closed in AD 324. The editors of the new edition have enlarged the scope of Volume 12 to include the foundation of Constantinople and the death of Constantin[...]
