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Ladataan... Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome (1993)Tekijä: Lesley Adkins, Roy Adkins (Tekijä)
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Kirjaudu LibraryThingiin nähdäksesi, pidätkö tästä kirjasta vai et. Ei tämänhetkisiä Keskustelu-viestiketjuja tästä kirjasta. Excellent survey of the life, history, economy, and society of Ancient Rome. I ordered this book after getting hooked on The History of Rome podcast that can be found here: http://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/. The book does a wonderful job of explaining the structure of the society through which the podcast is chronologically processing. Money, religion, food, aqueducts, fish sauce...you name it, this book has it. One further note, this book is informative but not overly scholarly. It doesn't assume the reader has a lot of background knowledge of the subject already. So, get it, open it up to practically any page, start reading, and enjoy! ( ) This is a handy, encyclopedic survey of the Romans. Archaeologists Lesley and Roy Adkins previously published a Dictionary of Roman Religion, An Introduction to Archaeology, and Handbook to Life in Ancient Greece. The chapters are arranged thematically, and cover the republic, military affairs, geography, town and countryside, travel and trade, writing, religion, economy and industry, and everyday life. Within each chapter the authors cover an exhaustive range of subtopics. There are brief entries but the authors include extensive bibliographies at the end of each chapter, as well as over 125 photographs, line drawings, and maps to round out the picture. The work is informative about lesser known topics such as a sound description of Roman names. In the early Republic, each man had two names, the praenomen and the nomen. Later, three names became more common: praenomen, nomen, and cognomen. The praenomen was the common every day name in the home. The nomen was more important and indicated the family or gens from which a person arose. The cognomen was an appendage of a name, often which indicated a personal characteristic. näyttää 2/2 ei arvosteluja | lisää arvostelu
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This handy reference provides full access to the 1,200 years of Roman rule from the 8th century B.C. to the 5th century A.D., including information that is hard to find and even harder to decipher. Clear, authoritative, and highly organized, Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome provides a uniquelook at a civilization whose art, literature, law, and engineering influenced the whole of Western Europe throughout the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and beyond.The myriad topics covered include rulers; the legal and governmental system; architectural feats such as the famous Roman roads and aqueducts; the many Roman religions and festivals; the Roman system of personal names; contemporary poets and historians; even typical Roman leisure pursuits. Eachchapter includes an extensive bibliography, as well as more than 125 site-specific photographs and line drawings. Maps chart the expansion and contraction of the territory from the foundation city of Rome itself to the Byzantine Empire and the ultimate decline of the West.Combining both archaeological and historical evidence, the Handbook to Life in Ancient Rome is perfect for anyone interested in Roman history, the classics, or an overview of the amazing period in which the Romans ruled. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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