Rome the Cosmopolis
Editat de Catharine Edwards, Greg Woolfen Limba Engleză Paperback – noi 2006
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780521030113
ISBN-10: 0521030110
Pagini: 268
Ilustrații: 18 b/w illus.
Dimensiuni: 154 x 233 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0521030110
Pagini: 268
Ilustrații: 18 b/w illus.
Dimensiuni: 154 x 233 x 14 mm
Greutate: 0.38 kg
Editura: Cambridge University Press
Colecția Cambridge University Press
Locul publicării:Cambridge, United Kingdom
Cuprins
List of figures; List of contributors; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Cosmopolis: Rome as World City Catharine Edwards and Greg Woolf; 2. The triumph of the absurd: Roman street theatre Mary Beard; 3. Incorporating the alien: the art of conquest Catharine Edwards; 4. Inventing Christian Rome: the role of early Christian art Jas' Elsner; 5. Slavery and the growth of Rome: the transformation of Italy in the second and first centuries BCE Willem Jongman; 6. Rivalling Rome: Carthage Richard Miles; 7. Migration and the metropolis Neville Morley; 8. Germs for Rome Walter Scheidel; 9. Embracing Egypt Caroline Vout; 10. The City of Letters Greg Woolf; Bibliography; Index.
Recenzii
'Nine historians offer lively, original and consistently interesting papers … Rome the Cosmopolis gives us much that is new and memorable.' The Times Literary Supplement
'… a rich and rewarding collection, which amply demonstrates that the recognition of the cosmopolitan nature of the city of Rome opens up the possibility of new literary, archaeological, historical, and artistic narratives of the city.' Journal of Roman Studies
'… a rich and rewarding collection, which amply demonstrates that the recognition of the cosmopolitan nature of the city of Rome opens up the possibility of new literary, archaeological, historical, and artistic narratives of the city.' Journal of Roman Studies
Descriere
A collection of essays exploring key aspects of the relationship between Rome and its empire.