Ancient Rome: From the Early Republic to the Assassination of Julius Caesar

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Taylor & Francis, 2005 - 784 pages
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A companion volume to the highly successful and widely used Ancient Greece, this Sourcebook is a valuable resource for students at all levels studying ancient Rome.

Lynda Garland and Matthew Dillon present an extensive range of material, from the early Republic to the assassination of Julius Caesar.

Providing a comprehensive coverage of all important documents pertaining to the Roman Republic, Ancient Rome includes:

  • source material on political developments in the Roman Republic (509–44 BC)
  • detailed chapters on social phenomena, such as Roman religion, slavery and freedmen, women and the family, and the public face of Rome
  • clear, precise translations of documents taken not only from historical sources, but also from inscriptions, laws and decrees, epitaphs, graffiti, public speeches, poetry, private letters and drama
  • concise up-to-date bibliographies and commentaries for each document and chapter
  • a definitive collection of source material on the Roman Republic.

All students of ancient Rome and classical studies will find this textbook invaluable at all levels of study.

 

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Table des matières

507264 BC
1
The Public Face of Rome
54
Religion in the Roman Republic
109
Rome Against Carthage
173
Romes Mediterranean Empire
232
Slaves and Freedmen
295
Women and the Family
339
Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus
405
Lucius Cornelius Sulla Felix
505
The Collapse of the Republic
544
Civil War and Dictatorship
619
The Ancient Sources
675
Glossary
696
Abbreviations and General Bibliography
702
Bibliographies to Chapters 1 3
713
Index of A ncient Sources
761

Gaius Marius
447
TheSocialWar
481
General Index
766
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Page 170 - ... and when they arrive at the rostra they all seat themselves in a row on ivory chairs. There could not easily be a more ennobling spectacle for a young man who aspires to fame and virtue. For who would not be inspired by the sight of the images of men renowned for their excellence, all together and as if alive and breathing?
Page 141 - ... wherein the initial letters of each verse taken in order convey a meaning ; as, for example, in some of Ennius's verses, the initial letters form the words, Quae Q. Ennius Fecit, that is, ' Quintus Ennius wrote it.' That surely is the work of concentrated thought and not of a frenzied brain. And in the Sibylline books, throughout the entire work, each prophecy is embellished with an acrostic, so that the initial letters of each line give the subject of that particular prophecy.
Page 210 - Meanwhile, certain extraordinary sacrifices were performed, according to the directions of the books of the fates ; among which a Gallic man and woman and a Greek man and woman were [buried] alive in the cattle-market.
Page 313 - ... it is possible to complete the rest; and what was the yield of wine, grain, and all other products. Having gone into this, he should make a calculation of the labourers and the time consumed. If the amount of work does not seem satisfactory, the overseer claims that he has done his best, but that the slaves have not been well, the weather has been bad, slaves have run away, he has had public work 4 to do ; when he has given these and many other excuses, call the overseer back to your estimate...
Page 370 - That he was unbridled and extravagant in his intrigues is the general opinion, and that he seduced many illustrious women, among them Postumia, wife of Servius Sulpicius, Lollia, wife of Aulus Gabinius, Tertulla, wife of Marcus Crassus, and even Gnaeus Pompey's wife Mucia. At all events there is no doubt that...
Page 361 - Stranger, what I have to say is short. Stop and read it through. This is the unlovely tomb of a lovely woman. Her parents named her Claudia. She loved her husband with her whole heart. She bore two sons, one of which she leaves on earth; the other she has placed beneath the earth. She was charming in conversation, yet her conduct was appropriate. She kept house, she made wool...
Page 354 - Cato88 on the mode of life and manners of women of the olden time; and also that the husband had the right to kill his wife, if she were taken in adultery. Those who have written about the life and civilization of the Roman people say that the women of Rome and Latium "lived an abstemious life...
Page 215 - Macedonians, and their allies, on the other side. In the presence of Zeus, Hera, and Apollo; in the presence of the Genius of Carthage, of Heracles, and lolaus; in the presence of Ares, Triton, and Poseidon; in the presence of the gods who battle for us and of the Sun, Moon, and Earth; in the presence of Rivers, Lakes and Waters; in the presence of all the gods who possess Carthage; in the presence of all the gods who possess Macedonia and the rest of Greece; in the presence of all the gods of the...
Page 164 - Any kind of dislocation may be cured by the following charm : Take a green reed four or five feet long and split it down the middle, and let two men hold it to your hips. Begin to chant : " motas uaeta daries dardares astataries dissunapiter " and continue until they meet.

À propos de l'auteur (2005)

Matthew Dillon is an Associate Professor in Classics, History and Religion at the University of New England, Australia.

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