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Title

The Oxford illustrated history of the Roman world / edited by John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn Murray.

Publication

Oxford, UK ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Supplementary Content

• Publisher description
• Contributor biographical information

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Details

Additional Authors

• Boardman, John, 1927-
• Griffin, Jasper.
• Murray, Oswyn.

Description

vi, 456 p., [8] p. of col. plates : ill. (some col.); 25 cm.

Summary

This authoritative and compelling work tells the story of the rise of Rome, from its origins as a cluster of villages to the foundation of the Roman Empire by Augustus to its consolidation in the first two centuries A.D. Numerous b & w illustrations. of color plates.

Series Statement

Oxford history of the classical world ; v. 2

Uniform Title

• Oxford history of the classical world.
• Oxford history of the classical world ; v. 2

Alternative Title

• Roman world
• Roman world.

Subject

• Rome > History > To 510 B.C
• Rome > History > Republic, 510-30 B.C
• Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-284 A.D
• Rome > History > Empire, 30 B.C.-476 A.D

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Early Rome and Italy / Michael Crawford -- The expansion of Rome / Elizabeth Rawson -- The first Roman literature / P.G. McC. Brown -- Cicero and Rome / Miriam Griffin -- The poets of the late republic / Robin Nisbet -- The founding of the empire / David Stockton -- The arts of government / Nicholas Purcell -- Augustan poetry and society / R.O.A.M. Lyne -- Virgil / Jasper Griffin -- Roman historians / Andrew Lintott -- The arts of prose : the early empire / Donald Russell -- Silver Latin poetry and the Latin novel / Richard Jenkyns -- Later philosophy / Anthony Meredith -- The arts of living / Roger Ling -- Roman life and society / John Matthews -- Roman art and architecture / R.J.A. Wilson -- Envoi : on taking leave of antiquity / Henry Chadwick.

Call Number

JFF 02-3363

ISBN

• 0192854364 (pbk.)
• 9780192854360 (pbk.)

LCCN

2001272389

OCLC

47973446

Title

The Oxford illustrated history of the Roman world / edited by John Boardman, Jasper Griffin, Oswyn Murray.

Imprint

Oxford, UK ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2001.

Series

Oxford history of the classical world ; v. 2

Oxford history of the classical world ; v. 2

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Connect to:

Table of contents only

Publisher description

Contributor biographical information

Added Author

Boardman, John, 1927-

Griffin, Jasper.

Murray, Oswyn.

Added Title

Oxford history of the classical world.

Roman world.

Research Call Number

JFF 02-3363