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“matthew b roller”

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  • Constructing Autocracy

    Aristocrats and Emperors in Julio-Claudian Rome

    by Matthew B. Roller ...
    Rome's transition from a republican system of government to an imperial regime comprised more than a century of civil upheaval and rapid institutional change. Yet the establishment of a ruling dynasty, centered around a single leader, came as a cultural and political shock to Rome's aristocracy, who had shared power in the previous political order. How did the imperial regime manage to establish ... Read more

    $28.09 USD

  • Dining Posture in Ancient Rome

    Bodies, Values, and Status

    by Matthew B. Roller ...
    What was really going on at Roman banquets? In this lively new book, veteran Romanist Matthew Roller looks at a little-explored feature of Roman culture: dining posture. In ancient Rome, where dining was an indicator of social position as well as an extended social occasion, dining posture offered a telling window into the day-to-day lives of the city's inhabitants.This book investigates the ... Read more

    $28.09 USD

  • Models from the Past in Roman Culture

    A World of Exempla

    by Matthew B. Roller ...
    Historical examples played a key role in ancient Roman culture, and Matthew B. Roller's book presents a coherent model for understanding the rhetorical, moral, and historiographical operations of Roman exemplarity. It examines the process of observing, evaluating, and commemorating noteworthy actors, or deeds, and then holding those performances up as norms by which to judge subsequent actors or ... Read more

    $38.99 USD

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  • A Renegade History of the United States

    by Thaddeus Russell ...
    In this groundbreaking book, noted historian Thaddeus Russell tells a new and surprising story about the origins of American freedom. Rather than crediting the standard textbook icons, Russell demonstrates that it was those on the fringes of society whose subversive lifestyles helped legitimize the taboo and made America the land of the free.In vivid portraits of renegades and their “respectable” ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

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  • Selected Political Speeches

    by Cicero ...
    Translated by Michael Grant ...
    Amid the corruption and power struggles of the collapse of the Roman Republic, Cicero (106-43BC) produced some of the most stirring and eloquent speeches in history. A statesman and lawyer, he was one of the only outsiders to penetrate the aristocratic circles that controlled the Roman state, and became renowned for his speaking to the Assembly, Senate and courtrooms. Whether fighting corruption, ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

  • Greek and Roman Accounts of India

    by Herodotus, Pliny the Elder & Strabo ...
    Herodotus, also known as the Father of History, lived in the 5th century B.C. (c.484 BC c.425 BC) and was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed and vivid narrative. The Histories his masterpiece and the only work he is known to have produced is a record of his investigation of the origins ... Read more

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  • The History of Pyrrhus

    by Jacob Abbott ...
    Pyrrhus was a Greek general and statesman of the Hellenistic era. He was king of the Greek tribe of Molossians, of the royal Aeacid house (from c. 297 BC), and later he became king of Epirus and Macedon. He was one of the strongest opponents of early Rome. Some of his battles, though successful, cost him heavy losses, from which the term Pyrrhic victory was coined.Pyrrhus and his campaign in Italy ... Read more

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  • The Roman Guide to Slave Management

    A Treatise by Nobleman Marcus Sidonius Falx

    by Jerry Toner ...
    A scholar explores the history of slavery in Ancient Rome using a fictional story as a backdrop.Marcus Sidonius Falx is an average Roman citizen. Born of a relatively well-off noble family, he lives on a palatial estate in Campania, dines with senators and generals, and, like all of his ancestors before him, owns countless slaves. Having spent most of his life managing his servants—many of them ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Rise of the Roman Empire

    by Polybius ...
    Translated by Ian Scott-Kilvert ...
    The Greek statesman Polybius (c.200–118 BC) wrote his account of the relentless growth of the Roman Empire in order to help his fellow countrymen understand how their world came to be dominated by Rome. Opening with the Punic War in 264 BC, he vividly records the critical stages of Roman expansion: its campaigns throughout the Mediterranean, the temporary setbacks inflicted by Hannibal and the ... Read more

    $16.59 USD

  • Writing History in the Global Era

    by Lynn Hunt ...
    Leading historian Lynn Hunt rethinks why history matters in today’s global world and how it should be written.Globalization is emerging as a major economic, cultural, and political force. In Writing History in the Global Era, historian Lynn Hunt examines whether globalization can reinvigorate the telling of history. She looks toward scholars from the East and West collaborating in new ways as they ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

  • Rome:An Empire's Story

    An Empire's Story

    by Greg Woolf ...
    The very idea of empire was created in ancient Rome and even today traces of its monuments, literature, and institutions can be found across Europe, the Near East, and North Africa--and sometimes even further afield. In Rome, historian Greg Woolf expertly recounts how this mammoth empire was created, how it was sustained in crisis, and how it shaped the world of its rulers and subjects--a story ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

  • Masters of Command

    Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of Leadership

    by Barry Strauss ...
    Series series Lessons from Ancient War Leaders
    Bestselling author and historianBarry Strauss compares the way the three greatest generals of the ancient world waged war and draws lessons from their experiences that apply on and off the battlefield.Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar—each was a master of war. Each had to look beyond the battlefield to decide whom to fight, when, and why; to know what victory was and when to end the war; to determine ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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    Also available as: Audiobook