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The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre
David L. BomgardnerGenerously illustrated with 141 plans and photographs, The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre offers a comprehensive picture of the origins, development, and eventual decline of the most typical and evocative of Roman monuments.
The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre
David L. BomgardnerGenerously illustrated with 141 plans and photographs, The Story of the Roman Amphitheatre offers a comprehensive picture of the origins, development, and eventual decline of the most typical and evocative of Roman monuments.
Roman Coins and Their Values: The tetrarchies and the rise ...
David R. SearVolume 4 contains a comprehensive listing of the Roman coinage of the period AD 284-337 together with background information on the history of each reign and the principal characteristics of its coinage.
Kourion: the search for a lost Roman city
David SorenA noted archaeologist recounts his expedition to Kourion, an ancient Roman port, where they uncovered the remains of a civilization buried under the rubble of an earthquake that destroyed the area in A.D. 365
Public Spectacles in Roman and Late Antique Palestine
Zeev WeissAccording to Bomgardner, venationes were popular in the cities located along the supply route of wild beasts from Egypt, the Near East, and North Africa, to Italy and especially Rome; see David L. Bomgardner, The Story of the Roman ...
Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass
David WhitehouseStern 1995 E. M. Stern. Roman Mold-Blown Glass: The First through Sixth Centuries, Rome: "L'Erma" di Bretschneider in association with The Toledo Museum of Art. 1995. Stern 1999 E. M. Stern. "Roman Glassblowing in a Cultural Context," ...
Roman coins and their values: The 3rd century crisis and ...
David R. SearThe third volume of the fully revised and expanded general catalogue of Roman coins extends coverage of the Imperial series from the accession of Maximinus I in AD 235 down to the assassination of Carinus and the accession of Diocletian ...
General Instruction of the Roman Missal
Roman ChurchThe General Instruction of the Roman Missal (G.I.R.M.), from the Roman Missal, promotes active, conscious participation of the faithful in the Sacrament of the Holy Eucharist.
The Roman Revolution
Ronald SymeThe Roman Revolution is a profound and unconventional treatment of a great theme - the fall of the Republic and the decline of freedom in Rome between 60 BC and AD 14, and the rise to power of the greatest of the Roman Emperors, Augustus.
The Roman Revolution
Ronald SymeThe Roman Revolution is a profound and unconventional treatment of a great theme - the fall of the Republic and the decline of freedom in Rome between 60 BC and AD 14, and the rise to power of the greatest of the Roman Emperors, Augustus.
Isis and Sarapis in the Roman world
Sarolta A. TakácsIsis and Sarapis in the Roman World deals with the integration of the cult of Isis among Roman cults, the subsequent transformation of Isis and Sarapis into gods of the Roman state, and the epigraphic employment of the names of these two ...
Discovering the Roman family: studies in Roman social history
K. R. BradleyThese essays on various aspects of family life in ancient Rome offer an especially timely and provocative new characterization of how this most elementary component of Roman society was structured.
Reading Rivers in Roman Literature and Culture
Prudence J. JonesSarolta A. Takács, Editor With the introduction of this series, Roman Studies: Interdisciplinary Approaches, we hope to enhance understanding of the ancient Roman world. This empire was multicultural and lasted, from a mythological ...
The Roman Army and the Expansion of the Gospel: The Role of ...
Alexander KyrychenkoWhat is the literary function of centurions in the story of Luke-Acts? To answer this question, the book considers these NT texts alongside the Greco-Roman and Jewish sources that offer insights into the Roman military.
Roman Art
Donald Emrys StrongFirst published in 1976, this standard work on the subject traces the development of Roman art from its beginings to the end of the fourth century AD, embracing the monuments of the Republic and then of the later Roman empire, demonstrating ...
The Legacy of Rome: Scotland's Roman Remains
L. J. F. KeppieIn this revised edition, Lawrence Keppie sets out various stages of Roman occupation in historical context and shows how literary and archaelogical evidence can be used to build up a picture of the Roman period.
Roman Readings: Roman Response to Greek Literature from ...
Elaine FanthamThis volume presents closely connected articles by Elaine Fantham which deal with Roman responses to Greek literature on three major subjects: the history and criticism of Latin poetry and rhetoric, women in Roman life and dramatic poetry ...
Roman Power: A Thousand Years of Empire
W. V. HarrisThis book explains the growth, durability and eventual shrinkage of Roman imperial power alongside the Roman state's internal power structures.
The later Roman empire today: papers given in honour of ...
D. F. ClarkA collection of original research articles relating to Roman historical and epigraphic studies presented in honor of Professor John Mann. Supported by the Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies.
The Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy
David SedleyThe Cambridge Companion to Greek and Roman Philosophy is a wide-ranging introduction to the study of philosophy in the ancient world.
Roman Theatre
Timothy J. MooreTragedy in the Roman Republic Roman audiences of Plautus and Terence's day enjoyed tragic as well as comic drama. Several playwrights adapted Athenian tragedies, including those of the great fifth—century playwrights Aeschylus, ...
Religion in Roman Britain
Mr Martin HenigApart from Christianity and the Oriental Cults, religion in Roman Britain is often discussed as though it remained basically Celtic in belief and practice, under a thin veneer of Roman influence.
Roman Law: An Historical Introduction
Hans Julius WolffIn this book an international authority on Roman legal history sets forth in clear, understandable English the institutions of Roman law and traces their development through the Byzantine Empire into medieval and modern Europe.
Ceramics Before Farming: The Dispersal of Pottery Among ...
Peter JordanPalestine in the Bronze and Iron Ages Paula J. Turner, Roman Coins from India Margaret M. Roxan, Roman Military Diplomas 1985 to 1993 Margaret M. Roxan, Roman Military Diplomas 1978 to 1984 Margaret M. Roxan, Roman Military ...
Tarô, un vrai roman
Minae MizumuraLa publication de Tarô, un vrai roman, son troisième roman, a été considérée comme un événement au Japon. Traduit du japonais par Sophie Refle
Roman People
Robert B. KebricRoman People explains the ancient classical Roman world by focusing on individual personalities--what is known about them and their world views.
Roman Building: Materials and Techniques
Jean-Pierre AdamWith over 750 illustrations, Roman Buildings is a thorough and systematic examination of Roman architecture and building practice, looking at large-scale public buildings as well as more modest homes and shops.
Roman Oxfordshire
Martin HenigThis volume surveys the Roman period in Oxfordshire. It summarizes the Iron Age settlement of the area and assessing the impact of the Roman conquest. The book covers the social and economic history as well as the archaeology of the area.
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