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The Romans: An Introduction to their History and Civilisation. Translated from the German by Christopher Holme.

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Fundus-Online GbR Borkert Schwarz Zerfaß
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Descripción Condición: Sehr gut. X, 294 p., plates, maps. From the library of Prof. Wolfgang Haase, long-time editor of ANRW and the International Journal of the Classical Tradition (IJCT). - Somewhat rubbed jacket, allover very good and clean. / Etwas beriebener Umschlag, insgesamt sehr gut und sauber. - Roman civilisation is one of the bases of the modern world. The extraordinary achievements of Rome - political, military, cultural - and its dramatic, thousand-year history, during which it grew to dominate the whole world of classical antiquity before being overwhelmed in its turn, have been continuously studied and variously interpreted ever since. Rome has been commended for its administration, praised for its system of justice, admired for its arts and technology, extolled for its 'virtues', such as love of freedom, independence, discipline, courage, and austerity. It has also been condemned for its aggression, its exploitaton of slaves, its excesses, and the decadence that led to its decline. But such was Rome's impact, and so remarkable was the empire it built, that its influence has never ceased to be felt. Whether as a model of political power, of moral behaviour, or of social control, Rome, with its splendours and triumphs, its failings and disasters, is an inexhaustible quarry for the lessons that its history offers and the legacies that it has bequeathed. Karl Christ conveys the essence of this vital Roman tradition with a coherence and compact precision that few scholars, if any, have been able to achieve. Following the main chronological developments of Roman history, he combines the necessary minimum of political and military narrative with lucid social and economic analysis, separate chapters on Roman ways of life and law, and wide-ranging coverage of literature, art, science, technology, and religion. With maps and photographs as well as a specially prepared bibliography for further reading, The Romans is the most up-to-date, authoritative and comprehensive single-volume introduction to the history and civilisation of ancient Rome. - Karl Christ was bom in Germany in 1923, and is now Professor of Ancient History at Philipps University, Marburg/Lahn. ISBN 0701126434 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 765 Original cloth with dust jacket. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1175044

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