Experiencing Rome

Unique in their broad-based coverage the twelve essays in this book provide a fresh look at some central aspects of Roman culture and society.

Auteur

Janet Huskinson

Résumé
First published in 1999. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Contenu

Introduction; Essay One: Looking for Culture, Identity and Power; Essay Two: Communicating Culture, Identity and Power; Essay Three: The City of Rome; Essay Four: Élite Culture and the Identity of Empire; Essay Five: Status and Identity in the Roman World; Essay Six: Reading Gender in the Roman World; Essay Seven: Power, Culture and Identity in the Roman Economy; Essay Eight: Urbanism and Urbanization in the Roman World; Essay Nine: Religion in the Roman Empire; Essay Ten: The Language of Dissent; Essay Eleven: Jews and Jewish Communities in the Roman Empire; Essay Twelve: Concepts of Peace