Roman History & Culture

Collects and translates such diverse sources as Zosimus, John Malalas, Al-Tabari and Moses of Chorene, to give us a picture of this complex, fraught period of Roman history...

Late Antiquity was an eventful period on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire, with the Romans and Persians engaged in almost constant conflict. This book provides translations of key texts on relations between the opposing sides...

The Roman Empire at Bay is the only one volume history of the critical years 180-395 AD, which saw the transformation of the Roman Empire from a unitary state centred on Rome, into a new polity with two capitals and a new religion—Christianity. Updated for a new generation of students, this book rem..

The Roman Empire at Bay is the only one volume history of the critical years 180-395 AD, which saw the transformation of the Roman Empire from a unitary state centred on Rome, into a new polity with two capitals and a new religion—Christianity. Updated for a new generation of students, this book rem..

In this new edition Pat Southern examines the anarchic era of the soldier Emperors that preceded the crisis of AD 260, and the reigns of underrated and maligned Emperors such as Gallienus, Probus and Aurelian, whose determination and hard work reunited the Empire. _x000D_ The successes and failures ..

In this new edition Pat Southern examines the anarchic era of the soldier Emperors that preceded the crisis of AD 260, and the reigns of underrated and maligned Emperors such as Gallienus, Probus and Aurelian, whose determination and hard work reunited the Empire. _x005F_x000D_ The successes and fai..

This sourcebook illustrates the activities associated with the household, and Roman perceptions of its role and position within the wider social and economic fabric...

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

The Roman Mother, first published in 1988, traces the traditional Roman attitude towards mothers to its republican origins, examining the diverse roles and the relative power and influence associated with motherhood.The author considers the legal position of the mother; the status of the widow; the ..

The Roman Mother, first published in 1988, traces the traditional Roman attitude towards mothers to its republican origins, examining the diverse roles and the relative power and influence associated with motherhood.The author considers the legal position of the mother; the status of the widow; the ..

Goodman presents a lucid and balanced picture of the Roman world examining the Roman empire from a variety of perspectives; cultural, political, civic, social and religious...