Studies in classical history and society / Meyer Reinhold.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Reinhold, Meyer, author.

Series:

American classical studies ; v. 45.

Oxford scholarship online.

Oxford scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization, Classical.

Greece--History--To 146 B.C.

Greece.

Rome--History.

Rome.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (168 p.)

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This collection of essays is devoted to the study of ancient history. The essays form a unified and coherent survey of ancient history that will appeal to a broad audience.

Contents:

Foreword; Contents; 1 The Generation Gap in Antiquity; 2 Usurpation of Status and Status Symbols in the Roman Empire; 3 Human Nature as Cause in Ancient Historiography; 4 The Declaration of War against Cleopatra; 5 Augustus's Conception of Himself; 6 Cassius Dio's History of Rome: From Republic to Principate; 7 In Praise of Cassius Dio; 8 Historian of the Classic World: A Critique of Rostovtzeff; Notes; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [101]-137) and index.

Includes index.

Previously issued in print: 2002.

Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.

ISBN:

0-19-770521-9

0-19-028703-9

1-280-53187-8

0-19-534923-7

1-60256-460-4

OCLC:

475956812