‎Rome‎

‎Corcoran, Simon‎

‎THE EMPIRE OF THE TETRARCHS Imperial Pronouncements and Government AD 284-324‎

‎Very light shelfwear to heel of spine else Fine. ; Oxford Classical Monographs; 1.11 x 8.74 x 5.7 Inches; 424 pages; The era of Diocletan and Constantine is a significant period for the Roman empire, with far-reaching administrative changes that established the structure of government for three hundred years - a time when the Christian church passed from persecution to imperial favour. It is also a complex period of co-operation and rivalry between a number of co-emperors, the result of Diocletian's experiment of government by four rulers (the tetrarchs). This book examines imperial government at this crucial but often neglected period of transition, through a study of the the pronouncement that the emperors and their officials produced, drawing together material from a wide variety of sources: the law codes, Christian authors, inscritpions, and papyri. The study covers the format, composition, and promulgation of documents, and includes chronological catalogues of imperial letters and edicts, as well as extended discussions of the Gregorian and Hermogenian Codes, and the ambitious Prices Edict. Much of this has had little detailed coverage in English before. There is also a chapter that elucidates the relative powers of the members of the imperial college. Finally, Dr Corcoran assesses how effectively the machinery of government really matched the ambitions of the emperors.‎

‎Duncan-Jones, Richard‎

‎MONEY AND GOVERNMENT IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE‎

‎Very light edgewear to corners of wraps. ; 0.69 x 8.96 x 6 Inches; 320 pages; This book discusses minting and financial policy in the first three centuries of the Roman Empire. By studying Roman coin-survivals in a wider context, the author uncovers important facts about the origin of coin hoards of the Principate. The resulting analyses use extensive coin material collected for the first time. Dr. Duncan-Jones builds up a picture of minting, financial policy and monetary circulation that adds substantially to our knowledge and that stands as the only study of its kind for this period.‎

‎Hurlet, Frédéric‎

‎LES COLLÈGUES DU PRINCE SOUS AUGUSTE ET TIBÈRE De La Légalité Républicaine à La Légitimité Dynastique‎

‎Light edgewear to extremities. Minor bump to top corner of first few pages. ; Collection De L'Ecole Française De Rome; 692 pages‎

‎Klodt, Claudia‎

‎BESCHEIDENE GRÖßE (GROSSE) Die Herrschergestalt, Der Kaiserpalast Und Die Stadt Rom : Literarische Reflexionen Monarchischer Selbstdarstellung‎

‎Minor rubbing to boards. ; Hypomnemata; 0.55 x 9.37 x 6.22 Inches; 138 pages‎

‎Rilinger, Rolf‎

‎DER EINFLUSS (EINFLUß) DES WAHLLEITERS BEI DEN RÖMISCHEN KONSULWAHLEN VON 366 BIS 50 V. CHR‎

‎Dustjacket has edgewear with light chipping to head of spine. Dustjacket has minor soiling. ; Vestigia: Beiträge Zur Alten Geschichte; 215 pages‎

‎Staples, Ariadne‎

‎FROM GOOD GODDESS TO VESTAL VIRGINS Sex and Category in Roman Religion‎

‎Very minor edgewear to top corners of DJ else Fine. ; 0.79 x 8.43 x 5.67 Inches; 207 pages; The role of women in Roman culture and society was a paradoxical one. They enjoyed social, material and financial independence yet they were denied basic constitutional rights. Although Roman history is not short of powerful female figures, such as Agrippina and Livia, their power stemmed from their associations with great men and was not officially recognized. Ariadne Staples' book examines how women in Rome were perceived both by themselves and by men through women's participation in Roman religion, as Roman religious ritual provided the single public arena where women played a significant formal role. From Good Goddess to Vestal Virgins argues that the ritual roles played out by women were vital in defining them sexually and that these sexually defined categories spilled over into other aspects of Roman culture, including political activity. Staples provides an arresting and original analysis of the role of women in Roman society, which challenges traditionally held views and provokes further questions.‎

‎Kähler, Heinz‎

‎THE ART OF ROME AND HER EMPIRE‎

‎Former owner's bookplate on ffep. Slight discoloration to small section of boards. Small chip to base of spine. ; Revised Edition. ; Art of the World; 256 pages‎

‎Williams, Stephen & Gerard Friell‎

‎THE ROME THAT DID NOT FALL The Survival of the East in the Fifth Century‎

‎Small chip along top edge of DJ else Fine. ; 1.02 x 9.21 x 6.22 Inches; 304 pages; Why did the Western Roman empire collapse in the fifth century and the Eastern Roman empire survive for another thousand years? The Rome That Did Not Fall examines the two halves of the Roman empire in the fifth century the Latin West and the Greek East. Stephen Williams and Gerard Friell explore how, despite similar military and political turmoils, the western empire all but collapsed and the eastern empire survived and consolidated its power in the face of the invading barbarians, weak and immature emperors and intrigues around the throne. The Rome That Did Not Fall analyzes the remarkable recovery of the eastern empire, comparing the parallel and diverging developments in east and west, and tracing the evolution of new skills and strategies in the east diplomatic, military, political and fiscal. This well-illustrated and well-documented book provides a stimulating exploration of the fifth century Roman empire.‎

‎Kiechle, Franz‎

‎SKLAVENARBEIT UND TECHNISCHER FORTSCHRITT IM RÖMISCHEN REICH‎

‎Light browning to wraps else Fine. ; Forschungen Zur Antiken Sklaverei, Band III; 188 pages‎

‎Flavius Vegetius Renatus; Brig. Gen. Thomas R. Phillips (ed.), Lt. John Clark (tr.)‎

‎THE MILITARY INSTITUTIONS OF THE ROMANS: FLAVIUS VEGETIUS RENATUS A Military Classic‎

‎Former owner's name on ffep has been blotted out with black felt marker. Very minor shelfwear. ; Translated into English. ; A Stackpole Books Military Classic; 114 pages; Flavius Vegetius Renatus was a Roman of high rank who collected and synthesized from ancient manuscripts and regulations, the military customs and wisdom that made ancient Rome great.‎

‎Hantos, Theodora‎

‎RES PUBLICA CONSTITUTA Die Verfassung des Dictators Sulla‎

‎Book has minor shelfwear and rubbing. ; Hermes: Zeitschrift Für Klassische Philologie. Einzelschriften Heft 50; 176 pages‎

‎White, K. D.‎

‎FARM EQUIPMENT OF THE ROMAN WORLD‎

‎Ex-library copy with usual stamps, call numbers and pocket. Dustjacket taped down to boards. ; Equipment and instruments which were for the most part used in processing and storage as opposed to cultivation. ; 275 pages‎

‎Watson, George Ronald‎

‎THE ROMAN SOLDIER‎

‎Dustjacket has minor fading to spine. Light shelfwear. ; This book is a study of the life and training of the Roman soldier from enlistment to discharge. Covers the period of the Empire to the accession of Diocletian, and pays especial regard to ranks below the centurionate. Takes account not only of the legions and the auxiliary forces, but also of the praetorian guard and the urban cohorts, the Vigiles, and the imperial fleets. ; Aspects of Greek and Roman life; 256 pages‎

‎Levi, Mario Attilio‎

‎ERCOLE E ROMA‎

‎SC with DJ. Dustjacket has minor shelfwear and rubbing with one small closed tear along top edge. ; Monografie Del Centro Ricerche Di Documentazione Sull'antichità Classica; 148 pages‎

‎Grimal, Pierre‎

‎HELLENISM AND THE RISE OF ROME‎

‎Former owner's signature on front free-page. Very light shelfwear. ; A study of the Hellenistic world from the death of Alexander the Great and the rise of his successors to the defeat of Hannibal in the Second Punic War. ; Delacorte World History VI; 418 pages‎

‎Lomas, Kathryn & Tim Cornell‎

‎'BREAD AND CIRCUSES' Euergetism and Municipal Patronage in Roman Italy‎

‎0.65 x 9.76 x 6.28 Inches; 192 pages; Cities in the ancient world relied on private generosity to provide many basic amenities, as well as expecting leading citizens to pay for 'bread and circuses' - free food and public entertainment. This collection of essays by leading scholars from the UK and USA explores the important phenomenon of benefaction and public patronage in Roman Italy. Ranging from the late republican period to the later Roman Empire, the contributions cover a wide range of topics, including the impact of benefactions and benefactors on the urban development of Roman Italy, on cultural and economic activity, and on the changing role of games and festivals in Roman society. They also explore the relationship between communities and their benefactors, whether these were local notables, senators, or the emperor himself, and examine how the nature of benefaction changed under the Empire.‎

‎Braund, David‎

‎RULING ROMAN BRITAIN Kings, Queens, Governors and Emperors from Julius Caesar to Agricola‎

‎Minor shelfwear to DJ else Fine. ; In this book, David Braund offers a significantly different perspective upon the history of Roman Britain. Rather than relying on archaeology, the author concentrates on the literary evidence, drawing a colorful picture of the social and political context of Roman imperialism. The study discusses Roman theories of imperialism as well as the intellectual and political atmosphere within which Caesar mounted his invasions of Britain in 55 and 54 B. C. Braund shows how the ideologies and power structures at work in Rome fundamentally shaped politics and society in Roman Britain. Thus he develops an understanding of the literary sources which goes beyond mere translation and allows the reader insights into this remote corner of the Roman world. ; 0.87 x 8.43 x 5.67 Inches; 217 pages‎

‎Daly, Gregory‎

‎CANNAE The Experience of Battle in the Second Punic War‎

‎Dustjacket has minor shelfwear along top edge. ; 0.81 x 9.6 x 6.54 Inches; 256 pages; Gregory Daly's enthralling study considers the reasons that led the two armies to the field of battle, and why each followed the course that they did when they got there. It explores in detail the composition of the armies, and the tactics and leadership methods of the opposing generals. Finally, by focusing on the experiences of those who fought, Daly gives an unparalleled portrait of the true horror and chaos of ancient warfare.‎

‎Barnwell, P. S.‎

‎EMPEROR, PREFECTS, & KINGS The Roman West, 395-565‎

‎0.79 x 9.06 x 5.91 Inches; 256 pages; Disagrees with the commonly held notion that the Roman imperial government disintegrated during the 5th century, and was replaced by the Germanic administrations of such peoples as the Visigoths, Burgundians, and Franks. Argues instead that the new kingdoms were an outgrowth of Roman rule, and owed much to it.‎

‎MacMullen, Ramsay‎

‎CHANGES IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE Essays in the Ordinary‎

‎Dustjacket has minor shelfwear. ; 1.25 x 9.75 x 6.75 Inches; 416 pages; Written by one of the foremost historians of the Roman Empire, this collection of both new and previously published essays forms a colorful picture of daily life in the Mediterranean world between A.D. 50 and 450. Here, for example, the author applies statistical analysis to broad groups of people on matters ranging from justice through medicine to language. In so doing he is able to substantiate general statements about routines in ordinary people's behavior and to detect within these routines the very changes that constitute history. Such analysis also shows how this era benefits from the same historiographical approaches that have so successfully elucidated sociocultural phenomena in other periods. Drawing from statistical analysis and many other historical approaches, these essays on popular mores in the Roman Empire cover such topics as language and art, acculturation, thought and religion, sex and gender, cruelty and slavery, and aspects of class and power relations. The author introduces the collection with several essays on historical method, as it pertains to the richness of documentation and variety to be found in the region and period chosen.‎

‎Mitchell, Richard E.‎

‎PATRICIANS AND PLEBEIANS The Origin of the Roman State‎

‎Underlining in pencil on a few pages. Underlining to a couple of lines on a few pages in pen. Bump along bottom back edge. Book and dustjacket have minor shelfwear and rubbing. Former owner's name on ffep. ; Rethinks the meaning of Patrician and Plebeian in the Republic. ; 9.5 x 1 x 6.5 Inches; 276 pages‎

‎Hall, Wade H. (Bullock)‎

‎THE ROMANS ON THE RIVIERA AND THE RHONE A Sketch of the Conquest of Liguria and the Roman Province‎

‎Unchanged Reprint of 1898. Looks at the history of the Romans on the Italian and Roman Rivieras. ; 9.5 x 0.75 x 0.65 Inches‎

‎Cameron, Averil‎

‎THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD IN LATE ANTIQUITY AD 395-600‎

‎Light shelfwear to DJ. Light shelfwear to book. ; "The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity: AD 395-600" deals with the period commonly known as "late antiquity" - the fifth and sixth centuries. The Roman Empire in the west was splitting into separate Germanic kingdoms, while the Near East, still under Roman or Byzantine rule from Constantinople, maintained a dense population and flourishing urban culture until the Persian and Arab invasions of the early seventh century. The book is intended for teachers and students in both ancient and medieval history. Averil Cameron places her emphasis on the material and literary evidence for cultural change and offers a new and original challenge to traditional assumptions of "decline and fall" and "the end of antiquity". The book draws on the recent spate of scholarship on this period to discuss in detail controversial issues such as the capacity of the late Roman army, the late antique city and the nature of economic exchange and cultural life. With its extensive annotation, it provides a lively, and often critical introduction to earler approaches to the period. Contents: 1. Constantinople and the eastern empire in the fifth century 2. The empire, the barbarians and the late Roman army 3. Church and society 4. Late Roman social structures and the late Roman economy. 5. Justinian and reconquest 6. Culture and mentality 7. Urban change and the end of Antiquity 8. The Eastern Mediterranean-- settlement and change. ; Routledge History of the Ancient World; 1 x 1 x 5.75 Inches; 251 pages‎

‎Barnes, Timothy David‎

‎THE NEW EMPIRE OF DIOCLETIAN AND CONSTANTINE‎

‎Small tear to cloth at base of spine (1"). Else Minor shelfwear. ; Sets out the factual framework for this obscure period of Roman/Byzantine History. ; 305 pages‎

‎Millar, Fergus‎

‎THE ROMAN NEAR EAST 31 BC - AD 337‎

‎Dustjacket has very minor shelfwear ; Carl Newell Jackson Lectures; 9.5 x 1.5 x 6.75 Inches; 624 pages; From Augustus to Constantine, the Roman Empire in the Near East expanded step by step, southward to the Red Sea and eastward across the Euphrates to the Tigris. In a remarkable work of interpretive history, Fergus Millar shows us this world as it was forged into the Roman provinces of Syria, Judaea, Arabia, and Mesopotamia. His book conveys the magnificent sweep of history as well as the rich diversity of peoples, religions, and languages that intermingle in the Roman Near East. Against this complex backdrop, Millar explores questions of cultural and religious identity and ethnicity--as aspects of daily life in the classical world and as part of the larger issues they raise. As Millar traces the advance of Roman control, he gives a lucid picture of Rome's policies and governance over its far-flung empire. He introduces us to major regions of the area and their contrasting communities, bringing out the different strands of culture, communal identity, language, and religious belief in each. The Roman Near East makes it possible to see rabbinic Judaism, early Christianity, and eventually the origins of Islam against the matrix of societies in which they were formed. Millar's evidence permits us to assess whether the Near East is best seen as a regional variant of Graeco-Roman culture or as in some true sense oriental. A masterful treatment of a complex period and world, distilling a vast amount of literary, documentary, artistic, and archaeological evidence--always reflecting new findings--this book is sure to become the standard source for anyone interested in the Roman Empire or the history of the Near East.‎