The Roman Empire
Paul Veyne author Arthur Goldhammer translator
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Published:31st Oct '97
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
This compact book—which appeared earlier in the multivolume series A History of Private Life—is a history of the Roman Empire in pagan times. It is an interpretation setting forth in detail the universal civilization of the Romans—so much of it Hellenic—that later gave way to Christianity. The civilization, culture, literature, art, and even religion of Rome are discussed in this masterly work by a leading scholar.
The new emphasis on the history of everybody has now been consecrated in [this] ambitious five-volume series… Copious illustrative materials—paintings, drawings, caricatures, and photographs, all cannily chosen and wittily captioned to display domestic life… Magnificent. -- Roger Shattuck (reviewing A History of Private Life) * New York Times Book Review *
This series has deservedly attracted huge praise from historians of all hues for its scholarly imagination and beautiful presentation. -- Andrew Freedman (reviewing A History of Private Life) * Financial Times *
ISBN: 9780674777712
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 435g
256 pages