Society & Culture

ISBN: 9781781592380
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Series: Military History from Primary Sources
Publius (or Gaius) Cornelius Tacitus (AD 56 – AD 117) was a senator and a historian of the Roman Empire. The surviving portions of his two major works - the Annals and the Histories - examine the reigns of the Roman Emperors... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780714122854
Published by : British Museum Press
Although the wealth, might and organization of the Roman Empire confirmed its dominance and power in the ancient world, provincial traditions flourished and heritage was cherished in the face of overwhelming change. Through tellin... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781445608709
Published by : Amberley Publishing
The history of women in ancient Rome is fascinating and exhilarating. It gives a unique insight into one of the world’s most dynamic, successful super-power civilizations and, at the same time, illuminates any number of admi... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407311425
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2524
This work focuses on the persistence of the ‘Gates of Hades’ iconographic theme among the peoples of the ancient Mediterranean. The analysis considers both the written tradition and the iconographic evidence surviving ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781903018927
Published by : Prospect Books
Palladius wrote in the 5th century AD. His is the latest of Roman agricultural texts and perhaps for that reason was the treatise most widely distributed in the medieval world, being translated into Italian, Catalan and Middle English, among other... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783515102575
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Heidelberger Althistorische Beiträge und Epigraphische Studien
Volume: 53
Cyprus, the third largest island in the Mediterranean, came under Roman domination during the late Republican Civil War. Due to its position outside of the political and strategic centres of the Empire, Roman Cyprus was something of a terra incogn... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783515103022
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Potsdamer Altertumswissenschaftliche Beiträge (PAwB)
Volume: 42
English Description: Religion played a role in many different contexts in Rome. The “embedding” of religion into different contexts, for example social, political, economic or cultural, has been illuminated by differen... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781407310145
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2416
The purpose of this study is to examine the healing strategies employed by the inhabitants of Egypt during the Roman period, from the late first century BC to the fourth century AD, in order to explore how Egyptian, Greek and Roman customs and tra... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783805343299
Published by : Philipp von Zabern
German description: Pyramide, Felsengrab, Beisarg Biografien beruehmter Persönlichkeiten sind allgegenwärtig. Doch wo sie ihre letzte Ruhestätte fanden, bleibt meist unbekannt. Stephan Elbern und Katrin Vogt haben sich auf Spurensuche begeb... .... Learn More