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A Companion to the Roman Empire
"With a panoramic lens, more diverse and inclusive than any forerunner, this indispensable Companion probes the Roman empire for the 21st century. A tour de force certain to challenge and excite everyone engaged by Roman civilization." "An immensely rich and varied menu. This volume will not only be an invaluable vade mecum for scholars, students and all who have an interest in Roman imperial civilisation and its impact on the Mediterranean world and northern Europe, but will also reveal the wealth of evidence for Roman culture and the new and exciting ways in which historians can 'read' it." "David Potter has assembled a powerful team and together they have produced a rich collection - a major new synthesis of much of the most recent research in the discipline. No student or teacher could fail to learn from it."
–Richard Talbert, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
–Alan Bowman, Oxford University
–Greg Woolf, University of St. Andrews
David S. Potter (Edited by), DS Potter (Author)
9781405199186, Wiley
Paperback / softback, published 6 November 2009
728 pages
24.9 x 17.3 x 3.9 cm, 1.27 kg
"Another admirable edition to Blackwell's large expanding series of Companions, it is of comparable length, but with just 30 contributors and 30 chapters … it gives each other more depth and breadth." (Ancient East and West, 2008) "For those with reservations about the 'companion' phenomenon, [this volume] is an excellent advertisement for the benefits of such an exercise.... This volume is almost uniformly good as a guide to central topics in Roman history from the first to the forth century, with a number of outstanding discussions," (The Classical Review, 2008) "A very impressive collection indeed, summarising and building on the latest scholarship, especially the view that there is more to history than politics and the powerful." (Journal of Classics Teaching) "Scholar, student, and interested layperson will all find much to ponder here, and the editor, publisher, and contributors are to be commended for the success of their undertaking. This Companion, at least, constitutes a welcome addition to the field, offers a clear statement of the current state of the discipline, and provides inspiration for future directions" (New England Classical Journal) "This Companion to the Roman Empire provides a fascinating and scholarly insight into our ancient past. It is an ideal reference tool for students and scholars alike, presenting new methods and modes of study that should provoke thought among the readership. It also brings together many disciplines of study that allow scholars to study an Empire as vast and influential as that created by the Romans." (Reference Reviews) "The thirty chapters in this latest title in Blackwell's excellent "Companions to the Ancient World" series are written by such experts in their fields as Maud Gleason, Judith Evans Grubbs, Amy Richlin and Ann Hanson ... No comparable handbook exists ... Essential. All levels/libraries." (Choice—A Choice Outstanding Academic Title for 2007) "This elegantly and carefully edited book is a resounding success." (Scholia Reviews) "David Potter has assembled an impressive array of scholars whose essays in this volume provide overviews and summarize the current state of scholarship on a variety of topics. A Companion to the Roman Empire succeeds in meeting the needs of its diverse audience and also offers a few surprises." (Bryn Mawr Classical Review)
A Companion to the Roman Empire provides readers with a guide both to Roman imperial history and to the field of Roman studies, taking account of the most recent discoveries. Includes significant new contributions to various areas of Roman imperial history Covers the social, intellectual, economic and cultural history of the Roman Empire Contains an extensive bibliography
List of Illustrations x List of Tables xiii Notes on Contributors xiv Acknowledgments xvi Reference works: Abbreviations xvii Ancient authors: Abbreviations and Glossary xx The Emperors of Rome from Augustus to Constantine xxix Introduction: The Shape of Roman History: The Fate of the Governing Class 1 PART I THE SOURCES 21 1 Constructing a Narrative 23 2 Roman Imperial Numismatics 35 3 Documents 45 4 Art, Architecture, and Archaeology in the Roman Empire 75 5 Interdisciplinary Approaches 98 PART II NARRATIVE 113 6 The Emergence of Monarchy: 44 BCE–96 CE 115 7 Rome the Superpower: 96–235 CE 126 8 The Transformation of the Empire: 235–337 CE 153 PART III ADMINISTRATION 175 9 The Administration of the Provinces 177 10 The Transformation of Government under Diocletian and Constantine 193 11 The Roman Army 206 12 Greek Cities Under Roman Rule 228 13 Cities and Urban Life in the Western Provinces of the Roman Empire 30 BCE–250 CE 250 PART IV SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC LIFE 281 14 The Imperial Economy 283 15 Landlords and Tenants 298 16 The Family 312 17 Sexuality in the Roman Empire 327 18 On Food and the Body 354 19 Leisure 369 20 Spectacle 385 PART V INTELLECTUAL LIFE 409 21 The Construction of the Past in the Roman Empire 411 22 Imperial Poetry 439 23 Greek Fiction 453 24 Roman Law and Roman History 477 25 Roman Medicine 492 26 Philosophy in the Roman Empire 524 PART VI RELIGION 541 27 Traditional Cult 543 28 Jews and Judaism 70–429 CE 565 29 Christians in the Roman Empire in the First Three Centuries CE 587 30 Christian Thought 607 Bibliography 620 Index 681
David S. Potter
Cynthia Damon
William E. Metcalf
Traianos Gagos and David S. Potter
Lea Stirling
James B. Rives
Greg Rowe
Michael Peachin
David S. Potter
Clifford Ando
Hugh Elton
Nigel Pollard
Maud W. Gleason
Jonathan Edmondson
David Mattingly
Dennis P. Kehoe
Judith Evans Grubbs
Amy Richlin
Veronika E. Grimm
Garrett G. Fagan
David S. Potter
Rowland Smith
K. Sara Myers
Joseph L. Rife
John Matthews
Ann Hanson
Sara Ahbel-Rappe
David Frankfurter
Yaron Z. Eliav
Paula Fredriksen
Mark Edwards
Subject Areas: History [HB]
