Roman History & Culture Books

New and Published Books

1. Galerius and the Will of Diocletian

   By William Lewis Leadbetter

   Series: Roman Imperial Biographies

   Drawing from a variety of sources - literary, visual, archaeological; papyri, inscriptions and coins – the author studies the nature of Diocletian’s imperial strategy, his wars, his religious views and his abdication. The author also examines Galerius’ endeavour to take control of Diocletian’s...

   Published March 24th 2013 by Routledge
2. The Roman World

   By V. Chapot

   Originally published between 1920-70,The History of Civilization was a landmark in early twentieth century publishing. It was published at a formative time within the social sciences, and during a period of decisive historical discovery. The aim of the general editor, C.K. Ogden, was to summarize...

   Published March 14th 2013 by Routledge
3. A Portrait of Roman Britain

   By John Wacher

   The Romans occupied Britain for almost four hundred years, and their influence is still all around us - in the shape of individual monuments such as Hadrians Wall, the palace at Fishbourne and the spa complex at Bath, as well as in subtler things such as the layout and locations of ancient towns...

   Published January 13th 2013 by Routledge
4. From Rome to Byzantium

   The Fifth Century AD

   By Michael Grant

   Byzantium was dismissed by Gibbon, in the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire,and his Victorian successors as a decadent, dark, oriental culture, given up to intrigue, forbidden pleasure and refined cruelty. This great empire, founded by Constantine as the seat of power in the East began to...

   Published December 6th 2012 by Routledge
5. Penal Practice and Penal Policy in Ancient Rome

   By O.F. Robinson

   Using Roman literary and legal sources, this book assesses Roman penal policy through an in-depth examination of six high-profile criminal cases, ranging from the Bacchanalian trials in 186 BC to the trials for treason and magic in the fourth century. Identifying Roman attitudes to crime and...

   Published November 30th 2012 by Routledge
6. Roman Theories of Translation

   Surpassing the Source

   By Siobhán McElduff

   Series: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies

   For all that Cicero is often seen as the father of translation theory, his and other Roman comments on translation are often divorced from the complicated environments that produced them. The first book-length study in English of its kind, Roman Theories of Translation: Surpassing the Source...

   Published November 27th 2012 by Routledge
7. Man, State and Deity

   Essays in Ancient History

   By Victor Ehrenberg

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   First published in 1974, this book is a collection of nine essays written by Victor Ehrenberg between 1925 and 1967, five of which had not been published before. They deal with a number of aspects of Greek and Roman history, and with the nature of ancient history in the East and West. The first...

   Published November 21st 2012 by Routledge
8. Crime and Punishment in Ancient Rome

   By Richard A. Bauman

   Published November 19th 2012 by Routledge
9. Studies in Ancient Society (Routledge Revivals)

   By M.I. Finley

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   Originally published in 1978, this volume comprises articles previously published in the historical journal, Past and Present, ranging over nearly a thousand years of Graeco-Roman history. The essays focus primarily on the Roman Empire, reflecting the increase, in British scholarship of the...

   Published November 18th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Women of Pliny's Letters

    By Jo-Ann Shelton

    Series: Women of the Ancient World

    Pliny's letters offer a significant source of information about the lives of Roman women (predominantly, though not exclusively, upper-class women) during the late first and early second centuries CE. In the 368 letters included in his ten published books of epistles, Pliny mentions over 30 women...

    Published November 15th 2012 by Routledge