Rome's Mediterranean empire : books forty-one to forty-five and the Periochae /
The Third Macedonian War ended the kingdom created by Philip II and Alexander the Great and was a crucial step in Rome's eventual dominance of the Mediterranean World. For Livy, the story is also a fascinating moral study. He presents the war not so much as a battle against Perseus, Alexander&#...
| Основен автор: | Livy. |
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| Други автори: | Chaplin, Jane D., 1964- |
| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English Latin |
| Публикувано: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2007.
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| Серия: |
Oxford world's classics (Oxford University Press)
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=209688 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Rome's Mediterranean empire. |
| Резюме: |
The Third Macedonian War ended the kingdom created by Philip II and Alexander the Great and was a crucial step in Rome's eventual dominance of the Mediterranean World. For Livy, the story is also a fascinating moral study. He presents the war not so much as a battle against Perseus, Alexander's last and least worthy successor, than as a struggle to shape the Roman national character. Only traditional moral strength, embodied in Lucius Aemilius Paullus, the general who ultimately defeats Perseus, ensures the Roman victory. This is the first complete English translation in fifty years of Brooks 41-45 of Livy's history of Rome. The excellent introduction by Jane D. Chaplin sheds light on the place of Livy's work in ancient historical writing, discusses his sources and the historical background, and highlights the structure of the five books and their content. The book includes explanatory notes, a glossary of technical terms, a summary of events, an index, and four maps. It is the only paperback edition to include the Periochae, the summaries of Livy's entire 142 books, previously available in English only in Loeb's hardcover series. - Publisher. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xxxiii, 386 pages) : maps. |
| Формат: |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages xxvii-xxx) and index. |
| ISBN: |
0191517844 9780191517846 9781435699021 1435699025 9780191828508 0191828505 |