Forthcoming Roman History & Culture Books

Forthcoming Books

1. Roman Literature, Gender and Reception

   Domina Illustris

   Edited by Donald Lateiner, Barbara K. Gold, Judith Perkins

   Series: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies

   This cutting-edge collection of essays offers provocative studies of ancient history, literature, gender identifications and roles, and subsequent interpretations of the republican and imperial Roman past. The prose and poetry of Cicero and Petronius, Lucretius, Virgil, and Ovid receive fresh...

   To Be Published March 19th 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...

   To Be Published April 9th 2013 by Routledge
3. The Byzantine Achievement (Routledge Revivals)

   An Historical Perspective, A.D. 330-1453

   By Robert Byron

   First published in 1929, this highly influential study offers a historical perspective on the Byzantine Empire, from the establishment of Constantinople by Emperor Constantine around 330 AD, through to the fall of Constantinople at the hands of the Ottoman Empire in 1453 AD. Byron’s work...

   To Be Published April 27th 2013 by Routledge
4. The Etruscan World

   Edited by Jean MacIntosh Turfa

   Series: Routledge Worlds

   The Etruscans can be shown to have made significant, in some cases perhaps the first, technical advances in the central and northern Mediterranean, with such developments as the tie-beam truss in large wooden structures, surveying and engineering drainage and water tunnels, the development of the...

   To Be Published May 26th 2013 by Routledge
5. A Synoptic History of Classical Rhetoric

   4th Edition

   By James J. Murphy, Richard A. Katula, Michael Hoppmann

   Continuing its tradition of providing students with a thorough review of ancient Greek and Roman rhetorical theory and practices, A Synoptic History of Classical Rhetoric is the premier text for undergraduate courses and graduate seminars in the history of rhetoric. Offering vivid examples of each...

   To Be Published June 13th 2013 by Routledge
6. Pompeii and Herculaneum

   A Sourcebook, 2nd Edition

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

   Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World

   The original edition of Pompeii: A Sourcebook was a crucial resource for students of the site. Now updated to include material from Herculaneum, the neighbouring town also buried in the eruption of Vesuvius, Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Sourcebook allows readers to form a richer and more diverse...

   To Be Published June 30th 2013 by Routledge
7. The Roman Empire at Bay, AD 180–395

   2nd Edition

   By David Potter

   Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World

   The Roman Empire at Bay is the only one volume history of the critical years 180-395 AD, which saw the transformation of the Roman Empire from a unitary state centred on Rome, into a new polity with two capitals and a new religion—Christianity. The book integrates social and intellectual history...

   To Be Published September 30th 2013 by Routledge
8. Augustus

   2nd Edition

   By Pat Southern

   Series: Roman Imperial Biographies

   The first Emperor of Rome holds a perennial interest for anyone who with an interest in the Romans and their Empire. Augustus was a truly remarkable man who brought peace after many years of civil wars and laid the foundations of an Empire that lasted for nearly five centuries. Even today the Roman...

   To Be Published October 31st 2013 by Routledge
9. Aspects of Roman History AD 14–117

   2nd Edition

   By Richard Alston

   Series: Aspects of Classical Civilization

   This new edition of Aspects of Roman History AD 14 -117 provides a guide to the history of the early Roman Empire. Taking us from its foundation under Augustus to the height of its power under Trajan, the book considers the key historical events that shaped Roman history. Blending social and...

   To Be Published November 29th 2013 by Routledge
10. Religious Dissent in the Roman Empire

    Violence in Judaea at the Time of Nero

    By Vasily Rudich

    Series: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies

    This is the third in Rudich's trilogy on the intellectual roots of opposition to Nero's rule. The author's approach is based in his own experience, as a Russian exile, of the dissident mentality in the former Soviet Union, which gives the critical treatment of the sources an intriguing...

    To Be Published November 30th 2013 by Routledge