The Romans : an introduction / Abigail Graham and Antony Kamm.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Graham, Abigail, 1977- author.

Kamm, Antony, author.

Series:

Peoples of the ancient world

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Civilization.

Rome--History--Kings, 753-510 B.C.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

History.

Rome--History--Republic, 510-30 B.C.

Rome--History--Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D.

Rome--Civilization.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xxxii, 343 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2020.

Summary:

The Romans: An Introduction is a concise, readable and comprehensive survey of the Roman world, which explores 1,200 years of political, military and cultural history alongside religion, social pressures, literature, art and architecture. This new edition includes updated and revised materials designed to develop analytical skills in literary and material evidence, evoking themes that resonate in both ancient and modern societies: fake news, class struggles, urbanization, concepts of race and gender, imperialism, constitutional power and religious intolerance. The fourth edition incorporates a number of new features and evolving fields: A new chapter on provinces, provincial administration and acculturation in the Roman Empire. An extended chapter on Christianity and Rome's legacy with new case studies in the reception of Roman culture. An extended chapter on Roman society and daily life, including recent scholarship on gender and race in the ancient world. Integrated use of text and material evidence which is designed to develop analytical skills in critical source assessment. The book's successful Open Access website updated to include new case studies on emerging topics such as performance politics, religious syncretism, media sensationalism and cultural heritage. Thoroughly updated and redeveloped, this new edition of The Romans will continue to serve as the definitive introduction to the life, history and culture of the Roman world, from its foundation to its significance to later civilizations.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: 1. The Origins of Rome

Foundation legends and their sources

Rome: center of the universe

Further reading

2. The Republic (510

60 BC)

The birth of the Roman constitution (509

281 BC)

Origins of empire: Roman warfare and imperialism (281

121 BC)

The twilight of the Roman Republic: administering an empire 121

60 BC

3. The Rise of the Roman Empire: Twelve Caesars (60 BC

AD 96)

Sources on the Twelve Caesars

The first triumvirate (60

48 BC)

The rise of Augustus and the second triumvirate

Augustus: restorer of the republic?

Tiberius (AD 14

37)

Caligula (AD 37

41)

Claudius (AD 41

54)

Nero (AD 54

69)

The year of four emperors: summer 68

winter 69 AD

Vespasian (AD 69

79) and the Flavian dynasty

Titus (AD 79

81)

Domitian (AD 81

96)

4. The Roman Empire: Zenith and Decline (AD 96

330)

Making the Empire work

Sources: Cassius Dio, Ammianus and the Historia Augusta

The "five good emperors" (AD 96

180)

The Severans: the disintegration of dynasty (AD 180

234)

The 3rd-century crisis? Devaluation and disorder (AD 235

284)

Recovery: Diocletian, Constantine and Christian Rome (AD 284

337)

5. Roman Religions and Mythology

Roman divinities

Prayer and sacrifice: blessings and curses

Omens

Worship in the home

Worship in the fields

State religion: offices

State religion festivals and the calendar

Religion in the provinces: east meets west

Jews and Christians

6. Society and Daily Life

Social hierarchy

Traditional values and customs

Economy and money

The Roman calendar

Working in ancient Rome

The roles of women: daughter, mother, wife

Marriage

Working girls

The ideal Roman woman?

Imperial women: Livia and Agrippina the Younger

tiger moms?

Slaves and slavery

Education

Dress

Sexuality and gender

Food and drink

Holidays and the games

7. Art, Architecture and Building

Sculpture

Painting and mosaic

Domestic architecture

The architecture of public buildings

A typical Roman theater

Infrastructure

8. Roman Literature

Languages and sources

Ennius

Comedy: Plautus and Terence

Lyric poetry: Catullus and Horace

Virgil

Elegiac poetry: Propertius and Ovid

Epigram and satire: Martial and Juvenal

The novel: Petronius and Apuleius

Historians: Caesar, Livy, Tacitus and Suetonius

Philosophy and science: Lucretius, Seneca and Pliny the Elder

Letter writers: Cicero and Pliny the Younger

9. The Roman Army

The new model army

The legion

Other units

Weapons and tactics

Consolidating and patrolling the Empire

Life in the Roman army

10. Rome's Provinces

Establishing a province

Capitals of empire in the West: Gallia Narbonensis

Capitals of empire in the East: Asia (Asia minor)

Life on the fringes of empire: Roman Britain

Life on the fringes of empire: Roman Syria

Conclusions

Websites

11. The Fall of the Roman Empire and Its Legacy (Ad 330

Present)

The fall of Rome AD 330

476

The Eastern Empire

The legacy of Rome

Imperialism

Cultural heritage

Appendices

1. The Roman constitution

2. Roman names and nomenclature: a brief introduction

3. Historical timeline

4. Literature timeline

5. Glossary of Latin terms in the text.

Notes:

Previous edition: 2014.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

ebook version :

ISBN:

9781138543881

1138543888

9781138543898

1138543896

OCLC:

1144751038

Publisher Number:

99989608408