Roman History & Culture

An evocative survey of the sensory culture of the Roman Empire, showing how the Romans themselves depicted their food, wine and entertainments in literature and in art...

Unique in their broad-based coverage the twelve essays in this book provide a fresh look at some central aspects of Roman culture and society...

The first ever survey of Roman military and civil intelligence; examines in detail the operation of Roman intelligence gathering from shaky beginnings to a high level of efficiency, and shows who gathered it and for whom...

Albino Garzetti’s classic From Tiberius to the Antonines, first published in 1960, presents a definitive account of the heyday of Roman imperium, which combines a clear and readable narrative with a thorough discussion of the methodological problems and primary sources.  Nearly three hundred pages o..

With its succinct analysis of the overriding issues and detailed case-studies based on the latest archaeological research, this social and economic study of Roman Imperial frontiers is essential reading...

With its succinct analysis of the overriding issues and detailed case-studies based on the latest archaeological research, this social and economic study of Roman Imperial frontiers is essential reading...

The games comprised gladiatorial fights, staged animal hunts (venationes) and the executions of convicted criminals and prisoners of war. Besides entertaining the crowd, the games delivered a powerful message of Roman power: as a reminder of the wars in which Rome had acquired its empire, the distan..

A study of identity and social change in the Roman empire and the relationship of this knowledge to understanding of the contemporary world...

A lively and engaging account of the leading ladies of imperial Rome from the foundation of the Empire to the third century AD (and a postscript on the fourth century).  It is illustrated by 416 Coin Photographs as well as a dozen striking portraits by the author, and will thus be an indispensable r..

From the earliest sources until the end of antiquity and beginning of the Middle Ages, this book presents the most important texts on Greek and Roman education, both literary and documentary,and explores the complex nature and development of Greek and Roman education._x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_..

Throughout history, every culture has had its own ideas on what growing up and growing old means, this volume highlights the role of age in determining behaviour across the life span of an inhabitant of ancient Rome...

Julian: An Intellectual Biography, first published in 1981, presents a penetrating and scholarly analysis of Julian’s intellectual development against the background of philosophy and religion in the late Roman Empire. Athanassiadi traces the Emperor Julian’s responses to personal and public challen..