What were the political and social forces that shaped and challenged Julius Caesar? And how did this larger-than-life leader truly affect the fate of the Roman republic and the course of history? Internationally renowned historian Christian Meier explores these questions in the most authoritative and accessible account of Caesar's life, career, and legacy. ...

A geography of luxury runs through the literature of Imperial Rome--"Persica" the golden peaches whose Latin name pinpointed Persia as the source of their world-wide migration--"Caecubum," a fine, rare, dry red wine from Campanian vineyards that were once prized, afterwards neglected; these flavors were identified, evaluated and tasted in a single word. <BR>"Empire of Pleasures" presents an evocative survey of the sensory culture of the ...

What does it feel like when brother fights brother? ...

The multiplicity of gods and religions that characterized the Roman world is explored, most notably gods of an altogether more earthly, earthy level, whose rituals and observances may now seem bizarre. ...

Codified by Justinian I and published under his aegis in A.D. 533, this celebrated work of legal history forms a fascinating picture of ordinary life in Rome. ...

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In the first century BC lending and borrowing by the senators was the talk of Rome and even provoked political crises. During this same period, the state tax-farmers were handling enormous sums and exploiting the provinces of the Empire. Until now no book has presented a synthetic view of Roman banking and financial life as a whole, from the time of the appearance of the first bankers' shops in the Forum between 318 and 310 BC down to the end of ...

The rise of Christianity during the first four centuries in the common era was the pivotal development in Western history and profoundly influenced the later direction of all world history. In "Christianity and the Roman Empire", Novak interweaves primary historical sources with a narrative text and constructs a single continuous account of these centuries in the common era. ...

The extraordinarily rich cultural legacy of the Roman world has had a profound affect world civilization. Roman achievements in architecture, law, politics, literature, war, and philosophy serve as the foundation of modern Western society. Now, for the first time in an A-Z format, A Dictionary<BR>of the Roman Empire assembles the people, places, events, and ideas of this remarkable period in one easy-to-use source. With over 1,900 entries ...

Revised to include new selections and updated bibliographical material, the second edition of this popular sourcebook offers a rich, revealing look at everyday Roman life. It provides clear, lively translations of a fascinating array of documents drawn from Latin and Greek source<BR>material--from personal letters, farming manuals, medical texts, and recipes to poetry, graffiti, and tombstone inscriptions. Each selection has been ...