Roman History

Hadrian's Wall and the End of Empire

The Roman Frontier in the 4th and 5th Centuries

By Rob Collins

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

Time in Roman Religion

One Thousand Years of Religious History

By Gary Forsythe

Series: Routledge Studies in Ancient History

Religion is a major subfield of ancient history and classical studies, and Roman religion in particular is usually studied today by experts in two rather distinct halves: the religion of the Roman Republic, covering the fifth through first centuries B.C.; and the religious diversity of the Roman...

Published March 20th 2012 by Routledge

Roman Elections in the Age of Cicero

Society, Government, and Voting

By Rachel Feig Vishnia

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

Roman Urban Street Networks

Streets and the Organization of Space in Four Cities

By Alan Kaiser

Series: Routledge Studies in Archaeology

The streets of Roman cities have received surprisingly little attention until recently. Traditionally the main interest archaeologists and classicists had in streets was in tracing the origins and development of the orthogonal layout used in Roman colonial cities. Roman Urban Street Networks is the...

Published February 21st 2011 by Routledge

Ancient Graffiti in Context

Edited by Jennifer Baird, Claire Taylor

Series: Routledge Studies in Ancient History

Graffiti are ubiquitous within the ancient world, but remain underexploited as a form of archaeological or historical evidence. They include a great variety of texts and images written or drawn inside and outside buildings, in public and private places, on monuments in the city, on objects used in...

Published October 11th 2010 by Routledge