Download or read book Legendary Rome written by Jennifer A. Rea and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2013-11-20 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Legendary Rome" is the first book to offer a comparative treatment of the reinvention of Rome's origins in the poetry of Vergil, Tibullus and Propertius. It also examines the impact that the changing topography of Rome, as orchestrated by the emperor Augustus, had on those poets' renditions of Rome's legendary past. When the poets explore the significance of Augustus' reconstruction of the Palatine and Capitoline hills, they create new meaning and memories for the story of Rome's legendary foundations. As the tradition of Rome's mythic and legendary origins evolves through each poetic revision, the past transforms and is reinvented anew.The exploration of what constitutes a civilised landscape for each poet leads to significant conclusions about the dynamic and evolving nature of shared public memories. Written when Rome was in the process of defining a new, post-war identity, the poems studied here capture the growing tension between community and individual development, the restoration of peace versus expansion through military means, and stability and change within the city.
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Download or read book Rome written by Stephen L. Dyson and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2010-06-14 with total page 489 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Stephen L. Dyson has spent a lifetime studying and teaching the history of ancient Rome. That unparalleled knowledge is reflected in his magisterial overview of the Eternal City. Rather than look only at the physical development of the city—its buildings, monuments, and urban spaces—Dyson also explores its social, economic, and cultural histories. This unique approach situates Rome against a background of comparative urban history and theory, allowing Dyson to examine the dynamic society that once thrived there. In his personal effort to reconstruct the city, Dyson populates its streets with the hurried politicians, hawking vendors, and animated students that once lived, worked, and studied there, bringing the ancient city to life for a new generation of students and tourists. Dyson follows Rome as it developed between the third century BC and the fourth century AD, dividing the great megalopolis into distinct neighborhoods and locales. He shows how these communities, each with its own unique customs and colorful inhabitants, eventually grew into the great imperial capital of the Italian Empire. Dyson integrates the full range of sources available—literary, artistic, epigraphic, and archaeological—to create a comprehensive history of the monumental city. In doing so, he offers a dramatic picture of a complex and changing urban center that, despite its flaws, flourished for centuries.
Download or read book The History of Drink written by James Samuelson and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Fodor s Rome s 25 Best written by Fodor's and published by Fodors Travel Publications. This book was released on 2009-08-04 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fodor’s. For Choice Travel Experiences. Fodor’s helps you unleash the possibilities of travel by providing the insightful tools you need to experience the trips you want. While you’re at the helm, Fodor’s offers the assurance of our expertise, the guarantee of selectivity, and the choice details that truly define a destination. It’s like having a friend in Rome! Fodor’s 25 BestRomecontains EVERYTHING YOU NEED to experience Rome, focusing on the top 25 must-see sights plus: •FULL-COLOR PULL-OUT MAP housed in a convenient envelope affixed to the guide •ROME BY AREA — we’ve broken the city into five areas and recommended the best sights, shops, entertainment venues, nightlife, and restaurants in each one •BEST HOTELS, whether you’re looking for luxury, budget, or something in between •INSIDER TIPS and EXPERT ADVICE •Transportation Map Visit Fodors.com for more ideas and information, travel deals, vacation planning tips, reviews and to exchange travel advice with other travelers.
Download or read book The Rome We Have Lost written by John Pemble and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2017 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After 1870, Rome underwent vast changes both as a city and as an idea - Old Rome, enshrined in myth and legend, became New Rome, a national capital. Understanding Rome's transition is essential to understanding what Europe was, and the crisis it is now confronting.
Download or read book Partition of Africa written by Great Britain. Foreign Office. Historical Section and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The History of Rome written by Barthold Georg Niebuhr and published by . This book was released on 1844 with total page 932 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Rome that Did Not Fall written by Gerard Friell and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-08 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rome that Did Not Fall provides a well-illustrated, comprehensive narrative and analysis of the Roman empire in the east, charting its remarkable growth and development which resulted in the distinct and enduring civilization of Byzantium. It considers: * the fourth century background * the invasions of Attila * the resources of the east * the struggle for stability * the achievements of Anastasius.
Download or read book The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome written by Edward J. Watts and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-11 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Eternal Decline and Fall of Rome tells the story of 2200 years of the use and misuse of the idea of Roman decline by ambitious politicians, authors, and autocrats as well as the people scapegoated and victimized in the name of Roman renewal. It focuses on the long history of a way of describing change that might seem innocuous, but which has cost countless people their lives, liberty, or property across two millennia.
Download or read book Architectural Restoration and Heritage in Imperial Rome written by Christopher Siwicki and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2020-02-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume addresses the treatment and perception of historic buildings in Imperial Rome, examining the ways in which public monuments were restored in order to develop an understanding of the Roman concept of built heritage. It considers examples from the first century BC to the second century AD, focusing primarily on the six decades between the Great Fire of AD 64 and the AD 120s, which constituted a period of dramatic urban transformation and architectural innovation in Rome. Through a detailed analysis of the ways in which the design, materiality, and appearance of buildings - including the temple of Jupiter Capitolinus and hut of Romulus - developed with successive restorations, the case is made for the existence of a consistent approach to the treatment of historic buildings in this period. This study also explores how changes to particular monuments and to the urban fabric as a whole were received by the people who experienced them first-hand, uncovering attitudes to built heritage in Roman society more widely. By examining descriptions of destruction and restoration in literature of the first and second centuries AD, including the works of Seneca the Younger, Pliny the Elder, Martial, Tacitus, and Plutarch, it forms a picture of the conflicting ways in which Rome's inhabitants responded to the redevelopment of their city. The results provide an alternative way of explaining key interventions in Rome's built environment and challenge the idea that heritage is a purely modern phenomenon.
Download or read book A History of Rome to the Death of Caesar written by W. W. How and published by Cosimo, Inc.. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The legends told by Roman chroniclers about the founding and the early history of the city cannot be regarded as sober narratives of real events. They rest on the insecure basis of oral tradition alone, for the written records perished at the sack of Rome by the Gauls in 390 B.C. Nor are the traditions in themselves so probable as to inspire belief. They give us, indeed, admirable pictures of old Roman ideals and institutions, but the personages and events portrayed in them are shadowy and unreal.-from "Chapter IV: The Regal Period"Originally intended as a university-level textbook, this history of the Roman civilization, written by two fellows and tutors at Oxford, is a crisp and refreshingly readable overview of the rise of Rome through the legendary reign of Julius Caesar, including his spectacular conquest of the Gauls.First published in 1896 and featuring numerous enlightening maps and illustrations, this essential primer focuses primarily on military and civic arenas, covering at the length the important and eventful wars of the Romans-including the Punic and Macedonian conflicts-and offering an excellent chronicle of the Roman army. The authors also describe, briefly but clearly, the development of the Roman constitution, the institutions of the Roman government, and the religious, political, social, and economic issues that predominated through the centuries.Here, in one concise, elegant volume, is the story of the civilization that is the root of our own.
Download or read book A History of Rome to the Death of Caesar written by Walter Wybergh How and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A history of Rome to the establishment of the empire written by Henry George Liddell and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 540 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Rome written by Henry George Liddell and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 790 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A History of Rome from the Earliest Times to the Establishment of the Empire written by Henry George Liddell and published by . This book was released on 1870 with total page 792 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
