Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

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11. Roman Social History

    A Sourcebook

    Edited by Tim Parkin, Arthur Pomeroy

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    This Sourcebook contains a comprehensive collection of sources on the topic of the social history of the Roman world during the late Republic and the first two centuries AD. Designed to form the basis for courses in Roman social history, this excellent resource covers original translations ...

    Published October 22nd 2007 by Routledge
12. Ancient Rome

    A Sourcebook

    By Matthew Dillon, Lynda Garland

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    A companion volume to the highly successful and widely used Ancient Greece, this Sourcebook is a valuable resource for students at all levels studying ancient Rome. Lynda Garland and Matthew Dillon present an extensive range of material, from the early Republic to the assassination of...

    Published November 30th 2005 by Routledge
13. Sexuality in Greek and Roman Literature and Society

    A Sourcebook

    By Marguerite Johnson, Terry Ryan

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    This Sourcebook contains numerous original translations of ancient poetry, inscriptions and documents, all of which illuminate the multifaceted nature of sexuality in antiquity.The detailed introduction provides full social and historical context for the sources, and guides students on how to use...

    Published February 9th 2005 by Routledge
14. Sexuality in Greek and Roman Literature and Society

    A Sourcebook

    By Marguerite Johnson, Terry Ryan

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    This volume contains numerous original translations of ancient poetry, inscriptions and documents, all of which illuminate the multifaceted nature of sexuality in antiquity.The detailed introduction provides full social and historical context for the sources, and guides students on how to use the...

    Published December 16th 2004 by Routledge
15. Athenian Political Oratory

    Sixteen Key Speeches

    By David Phillips

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    Focusing on the works of three of the greatest orators in history–Demosthenes, Lysias, and Hypereides-this collection of speeches is an indispensable source for anyone interested in classical civilization and literature, political science and rhetoric...

    Published June 27th 2004 by Routledge
16. Pompeii

    A Sourcebook

    By Alison E. Cooley, M.G.L. Cooley, Alison E. Cooley, M. G. L. Cooley

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    This book presents translations of a wide selection of written records which survived the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, giving a vivid impression of what life was like in the town. From the labels on wine jars to scribbled insults, and from advertisements for gladiatorial contests to love...

    Published March 31st 2004 by Routledge
17. Women and the Law in the Roman Empire

    A Sourcebook on Marriage, Divorce and Widowhood

    By Judith Evans Grubbs

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    It is widely recognized that Roman law is an important source of information about women in the Roman world, and can present a more rounded and accurate picture than literary sources. This sourcebook fully exploits the rich legal material of the imperial period - from Augustus (31 BCE - 14 CE) to...

    Published June 19th 2002 by Routledge
18. Greek Science of the Hellenistic Era

    A Sourcebook

    By Georgia L. Irby-Massie, Paul T. Keyser

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    We all want to understand the world around us, and the ancient Greeks were the first to try and do so in a way we can properly call scientific. Their thought and writings laid the essential foundations for the revivals of science in medieval Baghdad and renaissance Europe. Now their work is...

    Published December 19th 2001 by Routledge
19. The Government of the Roman Empire

    A Sourcebook, 2nd Edition

    By Dr Barbara Levick, Barbara Levick

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    This book reveals how an empire that stretched from Glasgow to Aswan in Egypt could be ruled from a single city and still survive more than a thousand years. The Government of the Roman Empire is the only sourcebook to concentrate on the administration of the empire, using the evidence of...

    Published September 6th 2000 by Routledge
20. Pagans and Christians in Late Antiquity

    A Sourcebook

    By A.D.(Doug) Lee

    Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

    In this book A.D. Lee charts the rise to dominance of Christianity in the Roman empire. Using translated texts he explains the fortunes of both Pagans and Christians from the upheavals of the 3rd Century to the increasingly tumultuous times of the 5th and 6th centuries.The book also examines...

    Published August 16th 2000 by Routledge