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The transformation of state and society, the violent transference of power and property, and the establishment of Augustus' rule and that of the Empire are presented in a narrative... Læs mere
A portrait of the continuing intellectual tradition of Greek writers and thinkers in the Age of Rome.
This examination of the reign of Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon (605-562 BC) includes revised interpretations of the "Babylonian Chronicles" for his reign, especially for the years of the campaigns against the West and the capture of Jerusalem.
Volumes IV and V contain papers many of which deal with Pliny the Younger and Tacitus; also Strabo, Pliny the Elder, Statius, Quintilian, and Arrian. Several papers concern the Spanish provinces and the Greek east.
Cicero: A Political Biography
This volume examines the life and career of L. Munatius Plancus, and through him, explores the tumultuous final years of the Roman Republic.
Was Domitian a despot? Jones argues that the Court rather than the Senate was the centre of Domitian's power and of his cultural ambitions. This is the first biography of the ruler ever to appear in English.
Reveals the true significance to the ruling dynasties of the 34 known Cleopatras who were not Cleopatra the Great, and illuminates some fascinating but little-known aspects of ancient Greek and Egyptian history along the way.
Podlecki examines the wealth of sources and documentation on Perikles to provide a lucid and accessible account of the life and achievements of the man, which is both comprehensive and eminently readable.
These essays offer diverse perspectives on the biographical techniques and appropriation of sources for the use and reshaping of historical tradition by one of the most prominent philosophers and biographers of the ancient world.
In this work, the first biography of Ptolemy in any language, Professor Ellis charts Ptolemy's extraordinary achievements in and beyond Egypt.
Was Domitian a despot? Jones argues that the Court rather than the Senate was the centre of Domitian's power and of his cultural ambitions. This is the first biography of the ruler ever to appear in English.