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The Annals is a gripping account of the Roman emperors Tiberius, Claudius, and Nero and the brutality that marked their reigns. Tacitus deplores their depravity, proof of the corrupting force of absolute power. J.C. Yardley's vivid and accurate translation is complemented by a thorough introduction and notes.

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During the lifetime of Augustus (from 63 B.C. to A.D. 14), Roman civilization spread at a remarkable rate throughout the ancient world, influencing such areas as art and architecture, religion, law, local speech, city design, clothing, and leisure and family activities. In his newest book, Ramsay MacMullen investigates why the adoption of Roman ways was so prevalent during this period. Drawing largely on archaeological sources, MacMullen discovers that during this period more than half a million Roman veterans were resettled in colonies overseas, and an additional hundred or more urban centers in the provinces took on normal Italian-Roman town constitutions. Great sums of expendable wealth came into the hands of ambitious Roman and local notables, some of which was spent in establishing and advertising Roman ways. MacMullen argues that acculturation of the ancient world was due not to cultural imperialism on the part of the conquerors but to eagerness of imitation among the conquered, and that the Romans were able to respond with surprisingly effective techniques of mass production and standardization.

Acculturation --- Roman provinces --- Administration. --- Rome (Italy) --- Rome --- Civilization. --- History --- Provinces --- Civilization --- Administration --- Civilisation --- Histoire --- Acculturation - Rome.

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Although both national sites of commemoration and Halls of Fame for a variety of human endeavours are widespread, little thought was given to the fact that the statues in the Forum Augustum were the first assemblage of this kind. This book identifies the Greek and Roman backgrounds to and influences on Augustus' decision as well as his probable motives for setting up these statues. The central chapters deal with the structure of the Forum and its statues, and provide a detailed analysis of the list of men (and women) known to have been included and the criteria for inclusion. Finally the additions to the heroes between Augustus and Trajan and the later impact of this Gallery of Heroes are discussed.

Halls of fame. --- Statues --- Forum of Augustus (Rome, Italy). --- Halls of fame --- Forum of Augustus (Rome, Italy) --- Sculpture, Roman --- Sculpture romaine --- Temples de la renommée --- Rome --- Forum d'Auguste (Rome, Italie) --- History --- Histoire --- Statuary --- Monuments --- Sculpture --- Celebrity, Halls of --- Fame, Halls of --- Famous people, Halls of --- Museums --- Augustus, Forum of (Rome, Italy) --- Foro di Augusto (Rome, Italy) --- Forum Augustum (Rome, Italy) --- Statues - Rome

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In this lyrical memoir, translated for the first time into English, noted Jewish historian, author, translator, and activist Augusto Segre not only recounts his rich life experiences but also evokes the changing world of Italian Jewry in the twentieth century. Raised in the traditional Jewish community of Casale Monferrato in the former ghetto, Segre depicts the changes wrought on his people by emancipation, fascism, world wars, and the Holocaust.

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In the 9th Book of Lucan's "Bellum Civile", the young Cato takes centre stage. With this, the epic also reaches the climax in its representation of Stoic ethics and interpretation of nature. In his commentary on verses 1-733 and three further essays on particular questions, Martin Seewald places particular emphasis on explicating Lucan's paradoxical train of thought and the philosophical and scientific view of the world underlying the historical epic narrative.

Epic poetry, Latin --- History and criticism. --- Lucan, --- Rome --- History --- Literature and the war. --- History and criticism