The Romans : txt
R. H. Barrow
- First published
- 223 p. maps ; 20 cm. book
- Pelicans Books, A196. .
Includes index.
Contents : I (a) What Manner of Men? 9 -- (b) “The Old Ways” 14 -- II (a) Kings, Republic, Empire 27 -- (b) From the Seven Hills to the Roman Orb 29 -- (c) From City – state to Republic in Ruins 43 -- III (a) The New Ways and the Old 59 -- (b) Cicero 69 -- IV (a) Restoration and the Augustan Principate: Vergil and Horace and Livy 79 -- (b) The First and Second Centuries A . D . 88 -- V What the Romans Wrote About 112 -- VI The Roman Partial Genius 127 -- VII The Roman Attitude to Religion and Philosophy 141 -- VIII The Age of Crisis and Rescue : Diocletian and Constantine -- IX Christianity and the Roman Empire 175 -- X The Fifth Century 188 -- XI Roman Law 205 -- Epilogue 215 -- Table of Dates 217 -- Index 221 --
Rome has never died: what made her immortal? By sheer force of character she won her place in the Mediterranean world; by that character she left an impression on the new nations of Europe, which arose from her empire. What was Roman character? What was the essence of Roman achievement, and how did the Romans help to fashion the foundations of European civilization? Many of the problems of the Roman world are our problems today and some of the solutions they proposed are peculiarly modern. This book is written from the point of view that the study of the past is of vital importance for the understanding of ourselves, and the Roman genius is an important part of this study --
9780140201963
Rome--Civilization. Rome--Empire. Antique history.