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The Roman Empire in context historical and comparative perspectives /

Through a series of original essays by leading international scholars, The Roman Empire in Context: Historical and Comparative Perspectives offers a comparative historical analysis of the Roman empire's role and achievement and, more broadly, establishes Rome's significance within comparat...

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Group Author: Árnason, Jóhann Páll, 1940; Raaflaub, Kurt A
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Literature type: Electronic eBook
Language: English
Series: The ancient world : comparative histories
Subjects:
Comparative civilization
History
HISTORY > Ancient
HISTORY > Ancient > Rome
Civilization
Rome > Civilization
Rome > History
Rome Empire
Electronic books
Online Access: http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9781444390186
Summary: Through a series of original essays by leading international scholars, The Roman Empire in Context: Historical and Comparative Perspectives offers a comparative historical analysis of the Roman empire's role and achievement and, more broadly, establishes Rome's significance within comparative studies.: Fills a gap in comparative historical analysis of the Roman empire's role and achievement; Features contributions from more than a dozen distinguished scholars from around the world; Explores the relevance of important comparativist themes of state, empire, and civilization to ancient Rome.
Carrier Form: 1 online resource (xiv, 416 pages).
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN: 9781444390209 (electronic bk.)
1444390201 (electronic bk.)
9781444390186 (electronic bk.)
144439018X (electronic bk.)
128351415X
9781283514156
Index Number: DG77
CLC: K126
Contents: Introduction /
Expansion and Transformation --
From City-State to Empire: Rome in Comparative Perspective /
The Transition from Republic to Principate: Loss of Legitimacy, Revolution, and Acceptance /
Strong and Weak Regimes: Comparing the Roman Principate and the Medieval Crown of Aragon /
Late Antiquity: Division, Transformation, and Continuity --
The Background to the Third-Century Crisis of the Roman Empire /
The End of Sacrifice: Religious Mutations

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