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Title:
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THE LEGACY OF ROME: A NEW APPRAISAL
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By: |
Richard Jenkyns (Editor) |
Format: |
Hardback |

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£93.00 |
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£81.38 |
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ISBN 10: |
0198219172 |
ISBN 13: |
9780198219170 |
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Publisher: |
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
27 February, 1992 |
Series: |
Legacy Series |
Pages: |
516 |
Description: |
This new edition offers an entirely fresh assessment of the influence of ancient Rome on the culture and society of later times. Originally published over 70 years ago, The Legacy of Rome has become a standard introduction to the achievements of the Roman world. |
Synopsis: |
The achievements of the Roman world have profoundly affected European and world civilization. The original Legacy of Rome, edited by Cyril Bailey, was published in 1923 and has been widely read and enjoyed. Nearly seventy years on, this new edition, illustrated with 24 pages of plates, offers an entirely fresh assessment of the influence of ancient Rome on the literature, art, culture, thought, and governance of later times. Fourteen contributors from a variety of disciplines each bring their individual knowledge and experience to the subjects discussed. Classical scholars consider the influence of Virgil, Horace, Ovid, pastoral, satire, and rhetoric. Historians assess Rome's impact through the ages, and textual transmission. Art, architecture, law, drama, and language are also individually discussed. The varied approach and content of this new appraisal bear witness to the richness of the civilization which forms such a large part of our heritage today. |
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24 pp black and white plates, 2 maps, tables |
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UK |
Imprint: |
Oxford University Press |
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