Society & Culture

ISBN: 9783515091275
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Historia - Einzelschriften
Volume: 200
English summary: Between the Second Punic War (201 BC) and the civil war between Caesarian and Pompeian forces (49 BC), corruption became a central fact of Roman political life. This book analyzes the various forms of corruption (electoral,... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783511000653
Published by : Scientia Verlag
Otto Lenel (1849-1935) is best known for his reconstruction of the fundamental text of the Roman legal system, the so-called edictum perpetuum of the Roman praetors. The praetors were the government officials responsible for the administration ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783515096775
Published by : Franz Steiner Verlag
Series: Abhandlungen der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaftlichen Klasse (AM-GS)
Volume: 2010.1
English summary: Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher under the Roman emperors, devoted considerable attention to the law: he counted the most important jurists of his time as his advisors. Regarding slavery alone, nearly 40 legislative acts ar... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783805341615
Published by : Philipp von Zabern
Series: Kulturführer zur Geschichte und Archäologie
Villas, temples, and theatres: this Cultural Guide on the history and archaeology of Rome's environs presents, for the first time in German, the most important monuments and museums of the Latium region. With its descriptions and photographs, m... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780977409488
Published by : Oxbow Books
This book critically examines the existence and identification of purpose-built slave markets in the Graeco-Roman world from a cross-cultural perspective. It investigates whether certain ancient monuments were designed specifically for use as s... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780856688447
Published by : Aris & Phillips
Following the success of Horace's Odes and the Mystery of Do-Re-Mi in which he proposed that Horace's Odes were truly carmina (songs), Stuart Lyons further explores the orality of the Odes in both the Augustan Age and their early medieval rec... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781905125388
Published by : Classical Press of Wales
Both in antiquity and in modern scholarship, classical Sparta has typically been viewed as an exceptional society, different in many respects from other Greek city-states. This view has recently come under challenge from 'revisionist' historian... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783805341721
Published by : Philipp von Zabern
Series: Die Berühmten
Von Eros & Psyche bis Caesar & Kleopatra: die bedeutendsten Paare der Antike In Mythos und Geschichte des Altertums spielten Paare und Paarungen eine grosse Rolle. Ob Ehe oder Affäre: Sowohl die Götterwelt als auch die grossen historischen Herrsch... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9783805340670
Published by : Philipp von Zabern
Series: Die Berühmten
Ovid, Horaz, Seneca: 30 Schriftsteller, die die europäische Literatur prägten In der römischen Antike erschienen zahlreiche Werke, die die europäische Literatur- und Geistesgeschichte geprägt haben und bis heute prägen. Vergils »Aeneis«, Ovids »Me... .... Learn More