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“The classic account of the years 180-395, from the death of Commodus to the reign of Theodosius II and the arrival of the Goths in the Roman empire. It is the only volume of its kind to span this important period that scholars far too oftentimes divided by the reign of Constantine into a pre-Christian and a Christian Roman empire." - Susanna Elm, University of California, Berkeley, USA
"Potter’s book is the best textbook on the high and late Roman empire, above all because it is so much more than a textbook.” – Gavin Kelly, University of Edinburgh, UK
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Blending social and economic history with political history, Richard Alston guides students through key issues, introduces sources, and encourages the reader to develop their historical judgment of this period of Roman History
The new edition, covering an additional 45 years from Actium to Augustus' death, takes into account recent developments in historical research in the period and reflects changing trends in studying the period. Read more.
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"...a wonderful book, which will make readers fall in love with the wonders of the ancient Near East..."
Using the latest research from the most recent archaeological finds, and thanks to his personal odyssey of over twenty-five years, Mario Liverani has succeeded in retracing the history of the peoples of the ancient Near East such as the Sumerians, Hittites, Assyrians and Babylonians.
Never before available in English, The Ancient Near East reveals three millennia of history (3500-500 BC) in one single work, representing one of the greatest books ever written on the subject. Read more.
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Co-sponsored by the University of Maryland Classics Department and the Center for Literary and Comparative Studies, the book launch for Roman Literature, Gender and Reception: Domina Illustris will include a panel of speakers about the book and its nineteen essays followed by a celebratory reception.
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In the past fifteen years striking advances have been made in scholarship and research techniques for Etruscan Studies. Lavishly illustrated, this new volume from Routledge and editor Jean MacIntosh Turfa brings to life the culture and material past of the Etruscans and highlights key points of development in research, making it essential reading for researchers, academics and students of this fascinating civilization. Phil Perkins of the Open University, UK has called The Etruscan World a "massive contribution... It will be indispensable to everyone with a passion to know more about the Etruscans." Don't miss it!
Professor Ernst Badian (1925-2011) was one of the most influential Alexander historians of the twentieth century. His first articles on the subject appeared in 1958, and he continued for a full fifty years to reshape scholarly perception of the reign of Alexander the Great. The essays and articles gathered here provide a new layer in the interpretation of a figure who has not ceased to fascinate since his death in 323 BC. No one who works on Alexander the Great can afford to be without this book.
Ancient Near East: The Basics surveys the history of the ancient Middle East from the invention of writing to Alexander the Great’s conquest. The book introduces both the physical and intellectual environment of those times, the struggles of state-building and empire construction, and the dissent from those efforts. Featuring a glossary, chronology and suggestions for further reading, this book has all the tools the reader needs to understand the history and study of the Ancient Near East.
Praise for the first edition: "Graf and Johnston have put togetheran exciting study, one that will illuminate the shadowy darkness, not just for the initiate, but also for the uninitiated venturing for the first time into the world of the Bacchic gold tablets." - Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Fascinating texts written on small gold tablets that were deposited in graves provide a unique source of information about what some Greeks and Romans believed regarding the fate that awaited them after death, and how they could influence it. Providing the first book-length edition and discussion of these enigmatic texts in English, and their first English translation, this book is essential to the study of ancient Greek religion.
Routledge is pleased to announce a new review of Roman Elections in the Age of Cicero in the Bryn Mawr Classical Review
Are you planning on visiting the British Museum's latest exhibition 'Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum'?
For this article we've brought together a selection of our books about these Ancient sites, including Alison Cooley and M.G.L Cooley's upcoming title Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Sourcebook (2nd Edtion)
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