| Description |
xv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
1. Cosmopolis: Rome as World City / Catharine Edwards and Greg Woolf -- 2. The triumph of the absurd: Roman street theatre / Mary Beard -- 3. Incorporating the alien: the art of conquest / Catharine Edwards -- 4. Inventing Christian Rome: the role of early Christian art / Jas Elsner -- 5. Slavery and the growth of Rome: The transformation of Italy in the second and first centuries B.C.E. / Willem Jongman -- 6. Rivalling Rome: Carthage / Richard Miles -- 7. Migration and the Metropolis / Neville Morley -- 8. Germs for Rome / Walter Scheidel -- 9. Embracing Egypt / Caroline Vout -- 10. The City of Letters / Greg Woolf |
| Summary |
Ancient Rome was a vast and varied metropolis. By coercion and seduction it attracted a population from every province of its empire, as well as foodstuffs, building materials and entertainment from all over the world. What impact did the possession of empire have on the city itself? How did its inhabitants, visitors and subjects comprehend its unique role? How did Rome stay Roman when it encompassed the world? This collection of essays seeks to explore key aspects of the relationship between Rome and its empire |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| SUBJECT |
Rome (Italy) -- History -- To 476.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85115199
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| Author |
Woolf, Greg.
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Edwards, Catharine.
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| LC no. |
2002031207 |
| ISBN |
0521800056 |
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