The Roman Empire in context : historical and comparative perspectives /
edited by Johann P. Arnason and Kurt A. Raaflaub.
- Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; Malden, MA : Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
- 1 online resource (xiv, 416 pages).
- The ancient world : comparative histories .
- Ancient world--comparative histories. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Expansion and Transformation -- From City-State to Empire: Rome in Comparative Perspective / The Transition from Republic to Principate: Loss of Legitimacy, Revolution, and Acceptance / Strong and Weak Regimes: Comparing the Roman Principate and the Medieval Crown of Aragon / Late Antiquity: Division, Transformation, and Continuity -- The Background to the Third-Century Crisis of the Roman Empire / The End of Sacrifice: Religious Mutations of Late Antiquity / Contextualizing Late Antiquity: The First Millennium / Destinies of the Roman Legacy -- The Franks: Rome's Heirs in the West / The End of Rome? The Transformation of the Eastern Empire in the Seventh and Eighth Centuries CE / The First Islamic Empire / Comparative Perspectives -- From City-State to Empire: The Case of Assyria / China's Early Empires: The Authority and Means of Government / The Legs of the Throne: Kings, Elites, and Subjects in Sasanian Iran / The King of Kings: Universal Hegemony, Imperial Power, and a New Comparative History of Rome / Conceptual and Theoretical Reflections -- The Roman Phenomenon: State, Empire, and Civilization / Roman-European Continuities: Conceptual and Historical Questions / Johann P. Arnason -- Kurt A. Raaflaub -- Egon Flaig -- J.E. Lendon -- Adam Ziolkowski -- Guy G Stroumsa -- Garth Fowden -- Matthias Becher -- John Haldon -- Chase F. Robinson -- Mario Liverani -- Michael Loewe -- Scott McDonough -- Peter Fibiger Bang -- Johann P. Arnason -- Peter Wagner. 1. pt. I 2. 3. 4. pt. II 5. 6. 7. pt. III 8. 9. 10. pt. IV 11. 12. 13. 14. pt. V 15. 16.
Through a series of original essays by leading international scholars, The Roman Empire in Context: Historical and Comparative Perspectives offers a comparative historical analysis of the Roman empire's role and achievement and, more broadly, establishes Rome's significance within comparative studies.: Fills a gap in comparative historical analysis of the Roman empire's role and achievement; Features contributions from more than a dozen distinguished scholars from around the world; Explores the relevance of important comparativist themes of state, empire, and civilization to ancient Rome.
9781444390209 1444390201 9781444390186 144439018X 128351415X 9781283514156 9781444390193 1444390198
10.1002/9781444390186 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
Comparative civilization.
History.
HISTORY--Ancient.
HISTORY--Ancient--Rome.
Civilization.
Comparative civilization.
Cultuurgeschiedenis.
Rome--Civilization.
Rome--History.
Rome (Empire)
Romeinse rijk.
Electronic books.
History.
DG77 / .R6712 2011eb
937.06
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction / Expansion and Transformation -- From City-State to Empire: Rome in Comparative Perspective / The Transition from Republic to Principate: Loss of Legitimacy, Revolution, and Acceptance / Strong and Weak Regimes: Comparing the Roman Principate and the Medieval Crown of Aragon / Late Antiquity: Division, Transformation, and Continuity -- The Background to the Third-Century Crisis of the Roman Empire / The End of Sacrifice: Religious Mutations of Late Antiquity / Contextualizing Late Antiquity: The First Millennium / Destinies of the Roman Legacy -- The Franks: Rome's Heirs in the West / The End of Rome? The Transformation of the Eastern Empire in the Seventh and Eighth Centuries CE / The First Islamic Empire / Comparative Perspectives -- From City-State to Empire: The Case of Assyria / China's Early Empires: The Authority and Means of Government / The Legs of the Throne: Kings, Elites, and Subjects in Sasanian Iran / The King of Kings: Universal Hegemony, Imperial Power, and a New Comparative History of Rome / Conceptual and Theoretical Reflections -- The Roman Phenomenon: State, Empire, and Civilization / Roman-European Continuities: Conceptual and Historical Questions / Johann P. Arnason -- Kurt A. Raaflaub -- Egon Flaig -- J.E. Lendon -- Adam Ziolkowski -- Guy G Stroumsa -- Garth Fowden -- Matthias Becher -- John Haldon -- Chase F. Robinson -- Mario Liverani -- Michael Loewe -- Scott McDonough -- Peter Fibiger Bang -- Johann P. Arnason -- Peter Wagner. 1. pt. I 2. 3. 4. pt. II 5. 6. 7. pt. III 8. 9. 10. pt. IV 11. 12. 13. 14. pt. V 15. 16.
Through a series of original essays by leading international scholars, The Roman Empire in Context: Historical and Comparative Perspectives offers a comparative historical analysis of the Roman empire's role and achievement and, more broadly, establishes Rome's significance within comparative studies.: Fills a gap in comparative historical analysis of the Roman empire's role and achievement; Features contributions from more than a dozen distinguished scholars from around the world; Explores the relevance of important comparativist themes of state, empire, and civilization to ancient Rome.
9781444390209 1444390201 9781444390186 144439018X 128351415X 9781283514156 9781444390193 1444390198
10.1002/9781444390186 Wiley InterScience http://www3.interscience.wiley.com
Comparative civilization.
History.
HISTORY--Ancient.
HISTORY--Ancient--Rome.
Civilization.
Comparative civilization.
Cultuurgeschiedenis.
Rome--Civilization.
Rome--History.
Rome (Empire)
Romeinse rijk.
Electronic books.
History.
DG77 / .R6712 2011eb
937.06