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Author : W. V. Harris
Release : 2016-07-14
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 712/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Roman Power by : W. V. Harris
Download or read book Roman Power written by W. V. Harris. This book was released on 2016-07-14. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains the growth, durability and eventual shrinkage of Roman imperial power alongside the Roman state's internal power structures.
Author : Inge Mennen
Release : 2011-04-26
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 591/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284 by : Inge Mennen
Download or read book Power and Status in the Roman Empire, AD 193-284 written by Inge Mennen. This book was released on 2011-04-26. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book deals with changing power and status relations between AD 193 and 284, when the Empire came under tremendous pressure, and presents new insights into the diachronic development of imperial administration and socio-political hierarchies between the second and fourth centuries.
Author : Dirk Booms
Release : 2013
Genre : Rome
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Book Rating : 854/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Roman Empire by : Dirk Booms
Download or read book Roman Empire written by Dirk Booms. This book was released on 2013. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Arguably the most formidable of powers the world has ever seen, the Roman Empire in its prime stretched from Spain to Iraq and from Germany to Egypt, encompassing all the territory in between. By AD 117, it had engulfed almost fifty countries we know today, marrying a fascinating range of cultures and traditions. This illustrated book explores the diverse peoples of the Roman Empire: how they viewed themselves and others as Romans and examining their enduring legacy today, from the languages we speak, to the legal systems we live by, the towns and cities we live in, and even to our table manners
Author : Alison Futrell
Release : 2010-05-28
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 409/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Blood in the Arena by : Alison Futrell
Download or read book Blood in the Arena written by Alison Futrell. This book was released on 2010-05-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Fresh perspectives [on] the study of the Roman amphitheater . . . providing important insights into the psychological dimensions” of gladiatorial combat (Classical World). From the center of Imperial Rome to the farthest reaches of ancient Britain, Gaul, and Spain, amphitheaters marked the landscape of the Western Roman Empire. Built to bring Roman institutions and the spectacle of Roman power to conquered peoples, many still remain as witnesses to the extent and control of the empire. In this book, Alison Futrell explores the arena as a key social and political institution for binding Rome and its provinces. She begins with the origins of the gladiatorial contest and shows how it came to play an important role in restructuring Roman authority in the later Republic. She then traces the spread of amphitheaters across the Western Empire as a means of transmitting and maintaining Roman culture and control in the provinces. Futrell also examines the larger implications of the arena as a venue for the ritualized mass slaughter of human beings, showing how the gladiatorial competition took on both religious and political overtones. This wide-ranging study, which draws insights from archaeology and anthropology, as well as Classics, broadens our understanding of the gladiatorial show and its place within the highly politicized cult practice of the Roman Empire.
Author : Richard A. Horsley
Release : 1997-11-01
Genre : Religion
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Book Rating : 178/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Paul and Empire by : Richard A. Horsley
Download or read book Paul and Empire written by Richard A. Horsley. This book was released on 1997-11-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the centuries, Paul has been understood as the prototypical convert from Judaism to Christianity. At the time of Pauls conversion, however, Christianity did not yet exist. Moreover, Paul says nothing to indicate that he was abandoning Judaism or Israel. He, in fact, understood his mission as the fulfillment of the promises to Israel and of Israels own destiny. In brief, Pauls gospel and mission were set over against the Roman Empire, not Judaism.
