Roman Social History: A Sourcebook - Brossura

Parkin, Tim; Pomeroy, Arthur

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ISBN 10: 0415426758 ISBN 13: 9780415426756

Casa editrice: Routledge, 2007

Riassunto

This Sourcebook contains a comprehensive collection of sources on the topic of the social history of the Roman world during the late Republic and the first two centuries AD.

Designed to form the basis for courses in Roman social history, this excellent resource covers original translations from sources such as inscriptions, papyri, and legal texts. Topics include:

• social inequality and class
• games, gladiators and attitudes to violence
• the role of slaves in Roman society
• economy and taxation
• the Roman legal system
• the Roman family and gender roles.

Including extensive explanatory notes, maps and bibliographies, this Sourcebook is the ideal resource for all students and teachers embarking on a course in Roman social history.

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Informazioni sull?autore

Tim G. Parkin is Professor of Ancient History at the University of Manchester.

Arthur J. Pomeroy is Associate Professor of Classics at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Routledge
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0415426758
• ISBN 13: 9780415426756
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 416
• Contatto del produttore: Taylor and Francis, GPSR Taylor and Francis; gpsr@taylorandfrancis.com; ; Taylor & Francis Verlag GmbH, Kaufingerstraße 24; München; 80331; Germania