| Description |
1 online resource (xxix, 388 pages) |
| Contents |
Indictment of the injustice of the Romans in warfare -- Defense of the justice of the Romans in warfare |
| Summary |
Was the Roman Empire just? Did Rome acquire her territories through just wars, and did Rome's rule exert a civilizing effect, ultimately beneficial for its subjects? Or was Roman imperialism a massive injustice - the bellicose conquest and absorption of countless peoples and large swaths of territory under false pretences, driven by greed and a lust for domination and glory? In The Wars of the Romans (1599), the important Italian jurist and Regius Professor of Civil Law at. Oxford University Alberico Gentili (1552-1608) argues both sides of the debate. In the first book he lays out the case ag |
| Notes |
"A project of the Institute for International Law and Justice at New York University School of Law." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes |
| Notes |
Text in Latin with English translation on facing pages; introduction in English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Gentili, Alberico, 1552-1608. De armis Romanis libri duo.
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War (International law) -- Early works to 1800
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LAW -- International.
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War (International law)
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| SUBJECT |
Rome -- History, Military -- Early works to 1800
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| Subject |
Rome (Empire)
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| Genre/Form |
Early works
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Military history
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kingsbury, Benedict
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Straumann, Benjamin
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Lupher, David A., 1947-
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New York University. Institute for International Law and Justice.
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| LC no. |
2011289529 |
| ISBN |
9780191616754 |
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0191616753 |
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0191949604 |
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9780191949609 |
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1283299763 |
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9781283299763 |
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9786613299765 |
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6613299766 |
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