Experiencing Rome: Culture, Identity and Power in the Roman Empire

by Janet Huskinson (Editor)

Overview

Unique in their broad-based coverage the twelve essays in this book provide a fresh look at some central aspects of Roman culture and society.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780415212854
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	11/25/1999
Pages:	400
Product dimensions:	7.44(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Janet Huskinson

Table of Contents

Introduction; Essay One: Looking for Culture, Identity and Power; Essay Two: Communicating Culture, Identity and Power; Essay Three: The City of Rome; Essay Four: Élite Culture and the Identity of Empire; Essay Five: Status and Identity in the Roman World; Essay Six: Reading Gender in the Roman World; Essay Seven: Power, Culture and Identity in the Roman Economy; Essay Eight: Urbanism and Urbanization in the Roman World; Essay Nine: Religion in the Roman Empire; Essay Ten: The Language of Dissent; Essay Eleven: Jews and Jewish Communities in the Roman Empire; Essay Twelve: Concepts of Peace

Editorial Reviews

'A clear grasp of the nature of culture, identity and power in the Roman Empire.' - Art Matters

'Benefit immensely by exposure to Experiencing Rome, the essays on economy, on urbanization, and on dissent being especially illuminating.' - Greece and Rome

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