Mediterranean anarchy, interstate war, and the rise of Rome

This ground-breaking study is the first to employ modern international relations theory to place Roman militarism and expansion of power within the broader Mediterranean context of interstate anarchy. Arthur M. Eckstein challenges claims that Rome was an exceptionally warlike and aggressive state--not merely in modern ...

Roman auxiliary forts

27 BC-AD 378

Illustrated by Brian Delf. With the vast expansion of the Roman Empire came a need for more and more fortifications to defend it. The borders of the Empire stretched through wildly different terrains which demanded a huge variety of different fortifications, depending on the local ...

Chronique des derniers païens

la disparition du paganisme dans l´empire romain, du règne de Constantin à celui de Justinien

Lors de sa parution voici dix-neuf ans, " Chronique des derniers païens " fut salué à la fois par la critique universitaire la plus prestigieuse - Pierre Vidal-Naquet, Pierre Chaunu, Paul Veyne, Michel Tardieu - et par un large public qui en fit un des livres les plus lus ...

Vivre à la cour des Césars

d´Auguste à Dioclétien (Ier - III siècle aprés J.-C)

Quiconque a rêvé dans les ruines du Palatin ou de la Villa Adriana s'est interrogé sur les travaux et les jours à la cour des Césars. Vous plonger dans l'intimité de cet état dans l'Etat qui a eu son propre mode de ...

L´émancipation féminine dans la Rome antique

"Nous commandons à tous les hommes mais nous obéissons aux femmes", affirmait Caton. L#histoire romaine telle qu#on nous la conte reste pourtant celle des romains, et les femmes y sont souvent oubliées. Cependant, dès la fin de la République, comme en témoigne l ...

L'alimentation et la cuisine à Rome

On connaît beaucoup de choses sur la civilisation romaine mais ce sont souvent les aspects les plus concrets que nous connaissons le moins. Une question aussi triviale que celle de savoir comment les Romains se nourrissaient n#entrait pas dans les préoccupations des auteurs et ...

La Loi à Rome

histoire d´un concept

Il est bien connu que, dans l#héritage que l#Ancienne Rome a légué au monde actuel, le droit occupe une grande place. Mais cette évidence nous empêche peut-être de comprendre que le droit romain ne reposait pas nécessairement sur les mêmes bases que notre ...

Actium 31 BC

downfall of Antony and Cleopatra

Illustrated by Christa Hook. In 32 BC, the Roman Republic descended into civil war between the forces of the Octavian in the west and the famous lovers Cleopatra and Marc Antony in the East. Acting quickly, Octavian managed to trap his foes in the Gulf ...

La monarquía romana arcaica

Índice general: 9. Introducción 11. Conceptos preliminares 21. Fundamentos del poder real 63. Ejercicio y significado del poder 111. Bibliografía 127. Índices

Formas de integración en el mundo romano

actas del VI Coloquio de la Asociación Interdisciplinar de Estudios Romanos

Editores, Gonzalo Bravo y Raúl González Salinero. El prolongado dominio de la cultura romana durante siglos a lo largo y ancho del Mediterráneo fue el resultado del delicado equilibrio (no siempre conseguido de forma satisfactoria) entre la fuerza y la sumisión, por un lado, y ...

Roman death

the dying and the dead in ancient Rome

This is an original study of the role and rituals of death in Roman civilization. Death never ceases to fascinate the living and in Roman society, where the mortality was high, people were forced to confront the brevity of life and the impact of death ...

The inheritance of Rome

a history of Europe from 400 to 1000

Prizewinning historian Chris Wickham defies the conventional view of the Dark Ages in European history with a work of remarkable scope and rigorous yet accessible scholarship. Drawing on a wealth of new material and featuring a thoughtful synthesis of historical and archaeological approaches, Wickham argues ...

Spartacus and the slave war 73-71 BC

a gladiator rebels against Rome

Illustrated by Steve Noon. In the year 73 BC, Spartacus broke out of a gladiatorial training school and formed an army of runaway slaves and people with little to lose. This army defeated two Roman armies and attacked several cities. Terrified lest the revolt spread ...

428 AD

an ordinary year at the end of the Roman Empire

Translated by Allan Cameron. This is a sweeping tour of the Mediterranean world from the Atlantic to Persia during the last half-century of the Roman Empire. By focusing on a single year not overshadowed by an epochal event, 428 AD provides a truly fresh look ...

A new history of the roman emperors

from Augustus to Romulus Augustulus -30 BC-AD 476

This is a superbly illustrated volume that brings to life the fascinating history of those who ruled the world's most powerful ancient empire. Many of us think we know a fair amount about the Roman Empire, but did you know that Rome had more ...

Popular culture in ancient Rome

The mass of the Roman people constituted well over 90% of the population. Much ancient history, however, has focused on the lives, politics and culture of the minority elite. This book helps redress the balance by focusing on the non-elite in the Roman world. It ...

Limes XX

estudios sobre la frontera romana = roman frontier studies

El XX Congreso Internacional de Estudios sobre La Frontera Romana se desarrolló en León (España) entre los días 4 y 11 de septiembre del año 2006, bajo la dirección de Ángel Morillo Cerdán. La ciudad de León, sede primero de la legio VI Victrix y ...

Amor y sexualidad en la antigua Roma

(III. a.C.-V d.C.)

Este libro contiene una completa y magistral selección de textos que relatan las ardientes y lascivas relaciones fruto de la incontrolable pasión erótica que agitaba los corazones de los romanos.

Identidades, culturas y territorios en la Andalucía prerromana

Eds., Fernando Wulff Alonso, Manuel Álvarez Martí-Aguilar. ¿Cómo se construyeron las identidades colectivas en las sociedades del sur peninsular antes de la llegada de los romanos? ¿Qué relación se establece entre etnia, cultura y territorio en este mundo diverso y marcado por el impacto colonial?

Dacia

land of Transylvania, Cornerstone of Ancient Eastern Europe

This book tells the little known story of Dacia, the powerful and rich land that became Transylvania and Romania. This book revives the Dacian history and contributes to our understanding of the region as it is today.