Personal Names in the Roman World

Informationen zum Autor Clive Cheesman was Curator, Department of Coins and Medals, British Museum, from 1996 to 2000 and is the author of 'Names and naming systems' in "The Edinburgh Companion to Ancient Greece and Rome" (2006). He is currently Rouge Dragon Pursuivant, College of Arms. Klappentext The Romans were unusual in the ancient world for having many names. This book gives a synthetic treatment of Roman naming practices in English, and builds on scholarship to trace the story of Roman names from the earliest recorded examples down to the end of the Western empire in the fifth century AD. Zusammenfassung The Romans were unusual in the ancient world for having many names. This book gives a synthetic treatment of Roman naming practices in English! and builds on scholarship to trace the story of Roman names from the earliest recorded examples down to the end of the Western empire in the fifth century AD.

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• Autori: Clive Cheeseman, Clive Cheesman, Cheesman Clive
• Editore: Bloomsbury Uk
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 24.02.2011
• EAN: 9780715636183
• ISBN: 978-0-7156-3618-3
• Pagine: 160
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Antichità; European History, HISTORY / Ancient / Rome, HISTORY / General, HISTORY / World, Ancient Rome, Ancient History, Ancient history: to c 500 CE, Genealogy, heraldry, names & honours, Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours