Providing a detailed consideration of previous theories of native settlement patterns and the impact of Roman colonization, this book offers fresh insight into the province Dacia and the nature of Romanization.
Ruling Roman Britain locates the island in the broader context of Roman imperial thought and action from the late republic and Julius Caesar to the en..
Incorporating up-to-date archaeological evidence, and current methodological debates, Tim Cornell provides a lucid and authoritative account of Rome's..
The first ever survey of Roman military and civil intelligence; examines in detail the operation of Roman intelligence gathering from shaky beginnings..
A full and detailed transcript of Mommsen's famous lectures - made by two of his students - has been edited to provide an authoritative reconstruction..
Was Domitian a despot? Jones argues that the Court rather than the Senate was the centre of Domitian's power and of his cultural ambitions. This is th..
An exciting history of gladiators, chariot racing and other Roman games, investigating their function and significance within society, and what they r..
An innovative work that traces the development of the public works, services and specialised law that was needed to maintain and run Ancient Rome. The..
8auman delineates not only the influential and manipulative role of Roman women in the business of government, law and public affairs in general, but ..
Religion in Late Roman Britain explores the changes in religion over the fourth century; the historical background for these changes and the forces wh..
Constructing Early Christian Families explores the complex picture of family relations and the manifold attitudes to the family in the early Christian..
Late Antiquity was an eventful period on the eastern frontier of the Roman Empire, with the Romans and Persians engaged in almost constant conflict. T..
Cities in the ancient world relied on private generosity to provide many basic amenities. This collection of essays by leading scholars explores the i..