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Boatwright Mary T. (Duke University North Carolina)
Boatwright Mary T. (Duke University North Carolina) - Peoples Of The Roman World - Paperback
Boatwright Mary T. (Duke University North Carolina) - Peoples Of The Roman World - Paperback
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Description: In this highly - illustrated book Mary T. Boatwright examines five of the peoples incorporated into the Roman world from the Republican through the Imperial periods: northerners Greeks Egyptians Jews and Christians. She explores the tension between assimilation and distinctiveness in the Roman world over time as well as the changes effected in Rome by its multicultural nature. Underlining the fundamental importance of diversity in Rome's self - identity the book explores Roman tolerance of difference and community as the Romans expanded and consolidated their power and incorporated other peoples into their empire. Peoples of the Roman World provides an accessible account of Rome's social cultural religious and political history exploring the rich literary documentary and visual evidence for these peoples and Rome's reactions to them.
Title: Peoples Of The Roman World
Author(s): Boatwright Mary T. (Duke University North Carolina)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9780521549943
Pages: 256 Pages, 6 Plates, Color; 11 Maps; 58 Halftones, Unspecified; 3 Line Drawings, Unspecified
Publication Date: 2/13/2012
Series: Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization
Category: Ancient History: To C 500 Ce
Description: In this highly - illustrated book Mary T. Boatwright examines five of the peoples incorporated into the Roman world from the Republican through the Imperial periods: northerners Greeks Egyptians Jews and Christians. She explores the tension between assimilation and distinctiveness in the Roman world over time as well as the changes effected in Rome by its multicultural nature. Underlining the fundamental importance of diversity in Rome's self - identity the book explores Roman tolerance of difference and community as the Romans expanded and consolidated their power and incorporated other peoples into their empire. Peoples of the Roman World provides an accessible account of Rome's social cultural religious and political history exploring the rich literary documentary and visual evidence for these peoples and Rome's reactions to them.
Title: Peoples Of The Roman World
Author(s): Boatwright Mary T. (Duke University North Carolina)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9780521549943
Pages: 256 Pages, 6 Plates, Color; 11 Maps; 58 Halftones, Unspecified; 3 Line Drawings, Unspecified
Publication Date: 2/13/2012
Series: Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization
Category: Ancient History: To C 500 Ce
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