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Zusatztext A book that should encourage young students to think for themselves, both about the main issues of the period and about the methodology of history. Informationen zum Autor Mary Beard is Professor of Classics, and Fellow of Newnham College, University of Cambridge, UK, and Classics Editor of the Times Literary Supplement. Klappentext This well-established textbook outlines the key factors that every student must assess for a proper understanding of the period of the Late Roman Republic - from the attitudes of the aristocracy and the role of state religion to the function of political institutions. An essential book for the beginner, it also has much to offer the more advanced student. This updated second edition also contains an extended Introduction, a new section assessing recent scholarship, and an supplemented bibliography. Vorwort Outlines the key elements of the of the Late Roman Republic period, from the attitudes of the aristocracy, the role of state religion, and function of political institutions. Zusammenfassung This textbook outlines the factors that every student must assess for a proper understanding of the period, from the attitudes of the aristocracy and the role of state religion to the function of political institutions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Introduction 1. The Nature of the Problem 2. The Cultural Horizons of the Aristocracy 3. Religion 4. Political Institutions 5. The Working of Politics 6. Rome and the Outside World Epilogue Appendix: Literary sources in translation Bibliography and abbreviations Index
About the author
Mary Beard is Professor of Classics, and Fellow of Newnham College, University of Cambridge, UK, and Classics Editor of the
Times Literary Supplement.Michael Crawford is Professor of Ancient History, University College London, UK.
