Ancient History
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The Roman Empire at Bay, AD 180–395
2nd Edition
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...
To Be Published October 31st 2013 by Routledge
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The Roman Republic 264–44 BC
Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World
This is the gripping story of the rise and fall of the Roman Republic: meteoric imperial expansion enriched and corrupted the ruling aristocracy, which was then unable either to rule the vast empire effectively or to resist the challenge of popular power within Rome itself. Political tensions,...
To Be Published August 14th 2013 by Routledge
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The Roman World 44 BC–AD 180
2nd Edition
Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World
The Roman World 44 BC – AD 180 deals with the transformation of the Mediterranean regions, northern Europe and the Near East by the military autocrats who ruled Rome during this period. The book traces the impact of imperial politics on life in the city of Rome itself and in the rest of the empire,...
Published November 9th 2011 by Routledge
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The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity
AD 395-700, 2nd Edition
Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World
This thoroughly revised and expanded edition of The Mediterranean World in Late Antiquity, now covering the period 395-700 AD, provides both a detailed introduction to late antiquity and a direct challenge to conventional views of the end of the Roman empire. Leading scholar Averil Cameron focuses...
Published September 12th 2011 by Routledge
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The Greek World 479–323 BC
4th Edition
Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World
The Greek World 479-323 BC has been an indispensable guide to classical Greek history since its first publication nearly thirty years ago. Now Simon Hornblower has comprehensively revised and partly rewritten his original text, bringing it up-to-date for yet another generation of readers. In...
Published January 27th 2011 by Routledge
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Greece in the Making 1200–479 BC
2nd Edition
Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World
Greece in the Making 1200–479 BC is an accessible and comprehensive account of Greek history from the end of the Bronze Age to the Classical Period. The first edition of this book broke new ground by acknowledging that, barring a small number of archaic poems and inscriptions, the majority of our...
Published March 11th 2009 by Routledge
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The Roman Empire at Bay, AD 180–395
Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World
David S. Potter's comprehensive survey of two critical and eventful centuries traces the course of imperial decline, skillfully weaving together cultural, intellectual and political history. Particular attention is paid throughout to the structures of government, the rise of Persia as a rival, and...
Published April 21st 2004 by Routledge
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The Greek World After Alexander 323–30 BC
Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World
The Greek World After Alexander 323–30 BC examines social changes in the old and new cities of the Greek world and in the new post-Alexandrian kingdoms. An appraisal of the momentous military and political changes after the era of Alexander, this book considers developments in literature, religion...
Published December 22nd 1999 by Routledge
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The Ancient Near East
c.3000–330 BC (2 volumes)
Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World
The Ancient Near East embraces a vast geographical area, from the borders of Iran and Afghanistan in the east to the Levant and Anatolia, and from the Black Sea in the north to Egypt in the south. It was a region of enormous cultural, political and linguistic diversity. In this authoritative new...
Published May 21st 1997 by Routledge
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The Beginnings of Rome
Italy and Rome from the Bronze Age to the Punic Wars (c.1000–264 BC)
Series: The Routledge History of the Ancient World
Using the results of archaeological techniques, and examining methodological debates, Tim Cornell provides a lucid and authoritative account of the rise of Rome. The Beginnings of Rome offers insight on major issues such as: Rome’s relations with the Etruscans the conflict between patricians and...
Published September 13th 1995 by Routledge
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The Greek Philosophers
from Thales to Aristotle
Series: Routledge Classics
With an new foreword by James Warren Long renowned as one of the clearest and best introductions to ancient Greek philosophy for non-specialists, W.K.C Guthrie’s The Greek Philosophers offers us a brilliant insight into the hidden foundations of Greek philosophy – foundations that underpin Western...
Published September 2nd 2012 by Routledge
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A History of the Roman World
753 to 146 BC
Series: Routledge Classics
With a new foreword by Tim Cornell ‘Can anyone be so indifferent or idle as not to care to know by what means and under what kind of polity almost the whole inhabited world was conquered and bought under the dominion of a single city of Rome?’ – Polybius, Greek Historian The city of Rome created...
Published September 2nd 2012 by Routledge
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From the Gracchi to Nero
A History of Rome 133 BC to AD 68
Series: Routledge Classics
From the Gracchi to Nero is an outstanding history of the Roman world from 133 BC to 68 AD. Fifty years since publication it is widely hailed as the classic survey of the period, going through many revised and updated editions until H.H. Scullard’s death. It explores the decline and fall of the...
Published August 26th 2010 by Routledge
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From Solon to Socrates
Greek History and Civilization During the 6th and 5th Centuries BC
Series: Routledge Classics
From Solon to Socrates is a magisterial narrative introduction to what is generally regarded as the most important period of Greek history. Stressing the unity of Greek history and the centrality of Athens, Victor Ehrenberg covers a rich and diverse range of political, economic, military and...
Published August 26th 2010 by Routledge
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The Carthaginians
Series: Peoples of the Ancient World
The Carthaginians reveals the complex culture, society and achievements of a famous, yet misunderstood, ancient people. Beginning as Phoenician settlers in North Africa, the Carthaginians then broadened their civilization with influences from neighbouring North African peoples, Egypt, and the Greek...
Published May 18th 2010 by Routledge
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The Persians
Series: Peoples of the Ancient World
The only book of its kind to cover both the Achaemenid period and the thousand years following Alexander's conquest, The Persians explores the period from the seventh century BC, to the seventh century AD, and presents a comprehensive introduction to ancient Persia. Incorporating recent research,...
Published March 22nd 2006 by Routledge
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The Trojans & Their Neighbours
Series: Peoples of the Ancient World
A central figure in both classical and ancient near Eastern fields, Trevor Bryce presents the first publication to focus on Troy’s neighbours and contemporaries as much as Troy itself. With the help of maps, charts and photographs, he unearths the secrets of this iconic ancient city. Beginning...
Published November 2nd 2005 by Routledge
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The Mycenaeans
Series: Peoples of the Ancient World
Following on from Rodney Castleden's best-selling study Minoans, this major contribution to our understanding of the crucial Mycenaean period clearly and effectively brings together research and knowledge we have accumulated since the discovery of the remains of the civilization of Mycenae in the...
Published April 21st 2005 by Routledge
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The Egyptians
An Introduction
Series: Peoples of the Ancient World
A widely published author on the subject, Robert Morkot presents a clear introduction to the origins, history and culture of Ancient Egyptian civilization. This excellent addition to the popular family of books on ancient peoples offers a broad coverage of Egyptian life. Morkot also addresses...
Published February 2nd 2005 by Routledge
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The Babylonians
An Introduction
Series: Peoples of the Ancient World
Gwendolyn Leick's approachable survey introduces the Babylonians, the people, the culture and the reality behind the popular myth of Babylon. Spanning some 1800 years in the history of the Babylonians, from the time of Hammurabi, famous for his Law-Code, to the time when Alexander's heirs...
Published September 11th 2002 by Routledge
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Aspects of Roman History AD 14–117
2nd Edition
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
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Aspects of Roman History 82BC–AD14
A Source-based Approach
Series: Aspects of Classical Civilization
Aspects of Roman History 82BC–AD14 examines the political and military history of Rome and its empire in the Ciceronian and Augustan ages. It is an indispensable introduction to this central period of Roman History for all students of Roman history, from pre-university to undergraduate level. This...
Published May 10th 2010 by Routledge
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Aspects of Greek History 750–323BC
A Source-Based Approach, 2nd Edition
Series: Aspects of Classical Civilization
Aspects of Greek History 750- 323 BC: A Source-Based Approach offers an indispensable introduction to the central period of Greek History for all students of classics, from pre-university to undergraduate level. Chapter by chapter, the relevant historical periods from the age of colonization to...
Published February 9th 2010 by Routledge
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Augustus
2nd Edition
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
The first Emperor of Rome holds a perennial fascination 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...
To Be Published September 16th 2013 by Routledge
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Julius Caesar
The Colossus of Rome
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Julius Caesar offers a lively, engaging, and thoroughly up-to-date account of Caesar’s life and times. Richard Billows’ dynamic and fast paced narrative offers an imaginative recounting of actions and events, providing the ideal introduction to Julius Caesar for general readers and students of...
Published August 18th 2011 by Routledge
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Constantine and the Christian Empire
2nd Edition
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
This biographical narrative is a detailed portrayal of the life and career of the first Christian emperor Constantine the Great (273 – 337). Combining vivid narrative and historical analysis, Charles Odahl relates the rise of Constantine amid the crises of the late Roman world, his dramatic...
Published June 14th 2010 by Routledge
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Galerius and the Will of Diocletian
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 November 18th 2009 by Routledge
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Domitian
Tragic Tyrant
This is the first ever study to assess Emperor Domitian from a psychological point of view and covers his entire career from the early years and the civil war AD through the imperial rule to the dark years and the psychology of suspicion. Pat Southern strips away hyperbole and sensationalism from...
Published October 5th 2009 by Routledge
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Vespasian
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
From a pre-eminent biographer in the field, this well-documented and illustrated biography examines the life and time of the emperor Vespasian and challenges the validity of his perennial good reputation and universally acknowledged achievements. Examining received opinions on Vespasian, Barbara...
Published June 22nd 2005 by Routledge
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Nerva and the Roman Succession Crisis of AD 96-99
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
The imperial succession at Rome was notoriously uncertain, and where possible hereditary succession was preferred. John Grainger's detailed study looks at aperiod of intrigue and conspiracy. He explores how, why and by whom Domitian was killed, the rule of Nerva, chosen to succeed him, and finally...
Published August 18th 2004 by Routledge
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Aurelian and the Third Century
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Aurelian and the Third Century provides a re-evaluation, in the light of recent scholarship, of the difficulties facing the Roman empire in the AD 260s and 270s, concentrating upon the reign of the Emperor Aurelian and his part in summoning them. With introduction examining the situation in...
Published December 10th 2003 by Routledge
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Trajan
Optimus Princeps
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Did Trajan really deserve his reputation as the embodiment of all imperial virtues? Why did Dante, writing in the Middle Ages, place him in the sixth sphere of Heaven among the Just and Temperate rulers?In this, the only biography of Trajan available in English, Julian Bennett rigorously tests the...
Published December 20th 2000 by Routledge
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Year of the Four Emperors
3rd Edition
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
After Nero's notorious reign, the Romans surely deserved a period of peace and tranquility. Instead, during AD69, three emperors were murdered: Galba, just days into the post, Otho and Vitellius. The same year also saw civil war in Italy, two desperate battles at Cremona and the capture of Rome for...
Published July 19th 2000 by Routledge
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The Age of Justinian
The Circumstances of Imperial Power
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
The Age of Justinian examines the reign of the great emperor Justinian (527-565) and his wife Theodora, who advanced from the theatre to the throne. The origins of the irrevocable split between East and West, between the Byzantine and the Persian Empire are chronicled, which continue up to the...
Published June 28th 2000 by Routledge
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Hadrian
The Restless Emperor
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Hadrian's reign (AD 117-138) was a watershed in the history of the Roman Empire. Hadrian abandoned his predecessor Trajan's eastern conquests - Mesopotamia and Armenia - trimmed down the lands beyond the lower Danube, and constructed new demarcation lines in Germany, North Africa, and most famously...
Published February 23rd 2000 by Routledge
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Tiberius the Politician
2nd Edition
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Tiberius has always been one of the most enigmatic of the Roman emperors. At the same time, his career is uniquely important for the understanding of the Empire's development on the foundations laid by Augustus.Barbara Levick offers a comprehensive and engaging portrait of the life and times of...
Published August 25th 1999 by Routledge
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Septimius Severus
The African Emperor, 2nd Edition
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
In this, the only biography of Septimius Severus in English, Anthony R. Birley explors how 'Roman' or otherwise this man was and examines his remarkable background and career.Severus was descended from Phoenician settlers in Tripolitania, and his reign, AD 193-211, represents a key point in Roman...
Published March 10th 1999 by Routledge
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Theodosius
The Empire at Bay
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Emperor Theodosius (379-95) was the last Roman emperor to rule a unified empire of East and West and his reign represents a turning point in the policies and fortunes of the Late Roman Empire. In this imperial biography, Stephen Williams and Gerry Friell bring together literary, archaeological and...
Published May 27th 1998 by Routledge
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Diocletian and the Roman Recovery
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Published December 9th 1996 by Routledge
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Claudius
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Claudius became emperor after the assassination of Caligula, and was deified by his successor Nero in AD 54. Opinions of him have varied greatly over succeeding centuries, but he has mostly been caricatured as a reluctant emperor, hampered by a speech impediment, who preferred reading to...
Published May 4th 1993 by Routledge
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Marcus Aurelius
A Biography, 2nd Edition
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Marcus Aurelius, the philosopher-emperor who ruled the Roman Empire between AD 161 and 180, is one of the best recorded individuals from antiquity. Even his face became more than usually familiar: the imperial coinage displayed his portrait for over 40 years, from the clean-shaven young heir of...
Published May 4th 1993 by Routledge
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Caligula
The Corruption of Power
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Of all Roman emperors none, with the possible exception of Nero, surpasses Caligula's reputation for infamy. But was Caligula really the mad despot and depraved monster of popular legend or the victim of hostile ancient historians?In this study of Caligula's life, reign and violent death, Anthony A...
Published May 4th 1993 by Routledge
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Nero
The End of a Dynasty
Series: Roman Imperial Biographies
Nero's personality and crimes have always intrigued historians and writers of fiction. However, his reign also illuminates the nature of the Julio-Claudian Principate. Nero's suicide brought to an end the dynasty Augustus had founded, and placed in jeopardy the political system he had...
Published October 8th 1987 by Routledge
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The Historians of Ancient Rome
An Anthology of the Major Writings, 3rd Edition
Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World
The Historians of Ancient Rome is the most comprehensive collection of ancient sources for Roman history available in a single English volume. After a general introduction on Roman historical writing, extensive passages from more than a dozen Greek and Roman historians and biographers trace...
Published September 4th 2012 by Routledge
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Ancient Greece
Social and Historical Documents from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander, 3rd Edition
Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World
In this revised edition, Matthew Dillon and Lynda Garland have expanded the chronological range of Ancient Greece to include the Greek world of the fourth century. The sourcebook now ranges from the first lines of Greek literature to the death of Alexander the Great, covering all of the main...
Published June 16th 2010 by Routledge
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Readings in Late Antiquity
A Sourcebook, 2nd Edition
Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World
Late Antiquity (ca. 250-650) witnessed the transition from Classical Antiquity to the Middle Ages in the Mediterranean and Near Eastern worlds. Christianity displaced polytheism over a wide area, offering new definitions of identity and community. The Roman Empire collapsed in Western Europe to be...
Published December 7th 2009 by Routledge
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Roman Britain
A Sourcebook, 3rd Edition
Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World
Roman Britain: A Sourcebook has established itself as the only comprehensive collection of source material on the subject. It incorporates literary, numismatic and epigraphic evidence for the history of Britain under Roman rule, as well as translations of major literary sources. This new edition...
Published November 30th 2008 by Routledge
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The Republican Roman Army
A Sourcebook
Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World
The Republican Roman Army assembles a wide range of source material and introduces the latest scholarship on the evolution of the Roman Army and the Roman experience of war. The author has carefully selected and translated key texts, many of them not previously available in English, and provided...
Published May 7th 2008 by Routledge
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Ancient Rome
A Sourcebook
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
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The Fall of the Roman Republic
2nd Edition
Series: Lancaster Pamphlets in Ancient History
Revised and updated to include the latest research in the field, this second edition of a popular history text examines how the Roman republic was destabilized by the unplanned growth of the Roman Empire.Central discussion points include: the government of the republic how certain individuals took...
Published August 23rd 2005 by Routledge
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Augustus Caesar
2nd Edition
Series: Lancaster Pamphlets in Ancient History
History sees Augustus Caesar as the first emperor of Rome, whose system of ordered government provided a firm and stable basis for the expansion and prosperity of the Roman Empire. Hailed as 'restorer of the Republic' and regarded by some as a deity in his own lifetime, Augustus was emulated by...
Published February 9th 2005 by Routledge
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Nero
2nd Edition
Series: Lancaster Pamphlets in Ancient History
The reign of Nero is often judged to be the embodiment of the extravagance and the corruption that have, for many, come to symbolise ancient Rome. David Shotter provides a reassessment of this view in this accessible introduction to Nero, emperor of Rome from 54 to 68 AD. All the major issues are...
Published January 10th 2005 by Routledge
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Caligula
Series: Lancaster Pamphlets in Ancient History
Sam Wilkinson provides an accessible introduction to the reign of Caligula, one of the most controversial of all the Roman Emperors. Caligula's policies have often been interpreted to be those of a depraved tyrant. This study provides a reassessment of this controversial reign by scrutinising the...
Published December 1st 2004 by Routledge
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Alexander the Great
2nd Edition
Series: Lancaster Pamphlets in Ancient History
Alexander the Great by Richard Stoneman is an introduction to the career and impact of the great Macedonian conqueror and the main themes of his reign. As well as tackling problems of interpretation, the author includes: an examination of the written and other sources and the problems of working...
Published September 8th 2004 by Routledge
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Tiberius Caesar
2nd Edition
Series: Lancaster Pamphlets in Ancient History
Taking into account the latest research on the subject, David Shotter has updated this second edition of Tiberius Caesar throughout and provides a concise and accessible survey of the character and life of Tiberius Caesar, heir of Augustus Caesar and emperor of Rome from AD 14 to AD 37....
Published August 18th 2004 by Routledge
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Religious Dissent in the Roman Empire
Violence in Judaea at the Time of Nero
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
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Roman Theories of Translation
Surpassing the Source
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
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Rome in the Pyrenees
Lugdunum and the Convenae from the first century B.C. to the seventh century A.D.
Series: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
Rome in the Pyrenees is a unique treatment in English of the archaeological and historical evidence for an important Roman town in Gaul, Lugdunum in the French Pyrenees, and for its surrounding people the Convenae. The book opens with the creation of the Convenae by Pompey the Great in the first...
Published September 6th 2007 by Routledge
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Dacia
Landscape, Colonization and Romanization
Series: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies
Providing a detailed consideration of previous theories of native settlement patterns and the impact of Roman colonization, Dacia offers fresh insight into the province Dacia and the nature of Romanization. It analyzes Roman-native interaction from a landscape perspective focusing on the core...
Published July 2nd 2007 by Routledge
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The Etruscan World
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 June 30th 2013 by Routledge
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The Byzantine World
Series: Routledge Worlds
The Byzantine World presents the latest insights of the leading scholars in the fields of Byzantine studies, history, art and architectural history, literature, and theology. Those who know little of Byzantine history, culture and civilization between AD 700 and 1453 will find overviews and...
Published January 16th 2012 by Routledge
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Roman Elections in the Age of Cicero
Society, Government, and Voting
Series: Routledge Studies in Ancient History
Great debate exists amongst classical historians on the nature of Roman republican government. Some contend that the Roman Republic was governed by a small group of aristocratic families that entrenched their rule by means of long-standing alliances and an intricate network of loyal clients from...
Published February 26th 2012 by Routledge
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Cicero and the Catilinarian Conspiracy
Series: Routledge Studies in Ancient History
This story of Cicero and the Catilinarian Conspiracy is set within and offers a case study of the political, military, economic and social crises besetting the late Roman Republic in the era of the "Roman Revolution." The book chronicles the efforts of the defeated radical politician Lucius Sergius...
Published August 14th 2011 by Routledge
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The Lost History of Peter the Patrician
An Account of Rome’s Imperial Past from the Age of Justinian
Series: Routledge Classical Translations
The Lost History of Peter the Patrician provides an annotated translation from the Greek of the fragments of the lost History of Peter the Patrician (ca. 500-565) and of additional fragments sometimes attributed to Peter, though since the 19th century more often referred to as the work of the Roman...
To Be Published November 30th 2013 by Routledge
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The History of Zonaras
From Alexander Severus to the Death of Theodosius the Great
Series: Routledge Classical Translations
While an exile from Constantinople, the twelfth-century Byzantine functionary and canonist John Zonaras culled earlier chronicles and histories to compose an account of events from creation to the reign of Alexius Comnenus. For topics where his sources are lost or appear elsewhere in more...
Published September 6th 2011 by Routledge
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Miletos
Archaeology and History, 2nd Edition
Series: Cities of the Ancient World
Miletos, on the coast of Asia Minor, was one of the most important Greek cities – a key economic power as well as a centre of philosophy and learning. Yet with historical sources scarce, and the mass of archaeological work done in over a century of excavations not published in English, studying the...
To Be Published November 30th 2013 by Routledge
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The Ancient Greeks
History and Culture from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander
The Ancient Greeks: History and Culture from Archaic Times to the Death of Alexander offers students a comprehensive introduction to the history and culture of the ancient Greek world for the period c.800-323 BC. It provides critical background to the key historical developments of the time: the...
Published July 25th 2012 by Routledge
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Hadrian's Wall and the End of Empire
The Roman Frontier in the 4th and 5th Centuries
Series: Routledge Studies in Archaeology
There is no synthetic or comprehensive treatment of any late Roman frontier in the English language to date, despite the political and economic significance of the frontiers in the late antique period. Examining Hadrian’s Wall and the Roman frontier of northern England from the fourth century into...
Published June 17th 2012 by Routledge
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Collected Papers on Alexander the Great
Professor Ernst Badian (1925-2011) was one of the most influential Alexander historians of the twentieth century. His first articles on the subject appeared in 1958, and he continued for a full fifty years to reshape scholarly perception of the reign of Alexander the Great. A steady output of...
Published March 5th 2012 by Routledge
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Alexander the Great
A Reader, 2nd Edition
This exciting new edition is an indispensable guide for undergraduates to the study of Alexander the Great, showing the problems of the ancient source material, and making it clear that there is no single approach to be taken.The twelve thematic chapters contain a broad selection of the most...
Published November 17th 2011 by Routledge
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The Legend of Alexander the Great on Greek and Roman Coins
This outstanding introductory survey collects, presents and examines, for the very first time, the portraits and representations of Alexander the Great on the ancient coins of the Greek and Roman period. From 320 BC to AD 400, Karsten Dahmen examines not only Alexander’s own coinage and the...
Published December 18th 2006 by Routledge
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The Aegean from Bronze Age to Iron Age
Continuity and Change Between the Twelfth and Eighth Centuries BC
Following Oliver Dickinson’s successful The Aegean Bronze Age, this textbook is a synthesis of the period between the collapse of the Bronze Age civilization in the thirteenth and twelfth centuries BC, and the rise of the Greek civilization in the eighth century BC. With chapter...
Published September 12th 2006 by Routledge
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Julius Caesar
A Life
This is a fresh account of Julius Caesar - the brilliant politician and intriguing figure who became sole ruler of the Roman Empire. Julius Caesar examines key figures such as Marius, Sulla, Cicero, Mark Antony, Gaius Octavius (emperor Augustus), Calpurnia and Cleopatra, as well as the...
Published September 27th 2006 by Routledge
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Britannia
The Creation of a Roman Province
This book completely re-evaluates the evidence for, and the interpretation of, the rule of the kings of Late Iron Age Britain: Cunobelin and Verica. Within a few generations of their reigns, after one died and the other had fled, Rome’s ceremonial centres had been transformed into the magnificence...
Published December 12th 2005 by Routledge
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Sulla
The Last Republican, 2nd Edition
In this second edition of Arthur Keaveney's classic biography, a fresh generation of students, scholars and readers are introduced to one of the most pivotal figures in the outgoing Roman Empire. A definitive book in its field, this second edition is a must read. Completely rewritten and updated to...
Published April 28th 2005 by Routledge
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Theories, Models and Concepts in Ancient History
Series: Approaching the Ancient World
Morley's book offers the first accessible guide for students to show how theories, models and concepts have been applied to ancient history. Showing readers how they can use theory to interpret historical evidence for themselves, as well as to evaluate the work of others, the book includes a survey...
Published May 19th 2004 by Routledge
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Athens and Sparta
Constructing Greek Political and Social History from 478 BC, 2nd Edition
Athens and Sparta has established itself as a handbook to the main topics of Greek history in the classical period. It deals not only with the established areas of political history, but also with some of the most important aspects of Greek social history and historical methods to the main topics...
Published August 29th 2001 by Routledge
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City of Sokrates
An Introduction to Classical Athens
In this extensively updated second edition, including an up-dated index and bibliography, J. W. Roberts explores the main features of Athenian life in the latter half of the fifth century BC....
Published May 13th 1998 by Routledge