Roman civilization : selected readings / edited by Naphtali Lewis and Meyer Reinhold.

Contributor Lewis, Naphtali.

Edition Statement:3rd ed.

Imprint:New York : Columbia University Press, c1990.

Description2 v. ; 24 cm.

Note:v. 1. The Republic and the Augustan Age -- v. 2. The Empire.

Note:In vol. 1, readings are grouped into chapters: From the beginnings to 509 B.C. -- The conquest and organization of Italy to 264 B.C. -- Domestic affairs to 264 B.C. -- Overseas conquests, 264-27 B.C. -- The decline and fall of the Roman Republic -- The administration of the Imperial Republic: foreign domination and provinces -- The administration of the Imperial Republic: the government at Rome -- Society and culture, 264-27 B.C. -- The Augustan age -- Coins.

Note:In vol. 2, readings are grouped into chapters: The Roman peace (A.D. 14-192): imperial policy and administration -- The Roman peace (A.D. 14-192): economic life -- The Roman peace (A.D. 14-192): society and culture -- The Roman peace (A.D. 14-192): life in the municipalities and provinces -- Women in the Roman world -- The crisis of the Third Century and the emergence of the Byzantine state, A.D. 193-337 -- The Roman Army -- Roman law -- The conflict of religions and the triumph of Christianity -- The last stand of paganism and the consolidation of Christian society -- Coins.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

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