The Ancient Roman City

The Ancient Roman City
Author: John E. Stambaugh
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 420
Release: 1988-05
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780801836923

A synthesis of recent work in archaeology and social history, drawing on physical, literary, and documentary sources.

Ancient History

Ancient History
Author: Neville Morley
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2000
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780415165099

Ancient History is a sourcebook of writings on ancient history. It offers an invaluable introduction to the most important ideas, theories and controversies, and a thought-provoking survey of the range of views and approaches.

The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic

The Cambridge Companion to the Roman Republic
Author: Harriet I. Flower
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 519
Release: 2014-06-23
Genre: History
ISBN: 1107032245

This second edition examines all aspects of Roman history, and contains a new introduction, three new chapters and updated bibliographies.

Greek and Roman Festivals

Greek and Roman Festivals
Author: J. Rasmus Brandt
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Total Pages: 424
Release: 2012-08-30
Genre: History
ISBN: 0199696098

Greek and Roman Festivals addresses the multi-faceted and complex nature of Greco-Roman festivals and analyses the connections that existed between them, as religious and social phenomena, and the historical dynamics that shaped them. It contains twelve articles which form an interdisciplinary perspective of classical scholarship on the topic.

Traditional Festivals [2 volumes]

Traditional Festivals [2 volumes]
Author: Christian Roy
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 564
Release: 2005-06-29
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1851096892

This illustrated reference work covers a wide range of festivals that have sacred origins and are, or have been, part of a folk tradition, a world religion, or a major civilization. Traditional Festivals: A Multicultural Encyclopedia travels around the world and across the centuries to uncover an often unexpected richness of meaning in some of the major sacred festivals of the world's religions, the hallowed calendars of ancient civilizations, and the seasonal celebrations of tribal cultures. From Akitu to Yom Kippur, its 150+ entries look at the content and context of these festivals from a number of perspectives (including those relating to theology, anthropology, folklore, and social theory), tracing their historical development and variations across cultures. Readers will get a vivid sense of what each festival means to the people celebrating it; how each captures its culture's beliefs, hopes and fears, founding myths, and redemptive visions; and how each expresses the universal need of humans to connect their lives to a timeless spiritual dimension.

The World of Ancient Rome [2 volumes]

The World of Ancient Rome [2 volumes]
Author: James W. Ermatinger
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Total Pages: 864
Release: 2015-08-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 144082908X

This study of Ancient Rome offers a fascinating glimpse of what Roman society was like—from fashion, to food, to politics and recreation—gathered from literary works, art, and archaeological remains. While the political history and prominent figures of Ancient Rome are well known, accounts of daily life in that time and place often remain untold. This fascinating encyclopedia explores this period from a social and cultural perspective, digging into the day-to-day activities of how Romans dressed, what they ate, how they worked, and what they did for fun. Drawing from recent archaeological evidence, author James W. Ermatinger explores the everyday lives of Roman citizens of all levels and classes. This book is organized into ten sections: art, economics, family, fashion, food, housing, politics, recreation, religion, and science. Each section contains more than two dozen entries that illuminate such topics as slavery as a social movement; the menus of peasants, slaves, and the elite; and the science and engineering solutions that became harbingers for today's technology. The work contains a selection of primary documents as well as a bibliography of print and Internet resources.

Backgrounds of Early Christianity

Backgrounds of Early Christianity
Author: Everett Ferguson
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 676
Release: 2003
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780802822215

New to this expanded & updated edition are revisions of Ferguson's original material, updated bibliographies, & a fresh dicussion of first century social life, the Dead Sea Scrolls & much else.