1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783271903321

Autore

Boatwright Mary Taliaferro

Titolo

The Romans : from village to empire / / Mary T. Boatwright, Daniel J. Gargola and Richard J.A. Talbert

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York : , : Oxford University Press, , 2004

ISBN

1-280-47120-4

0-19-802797-4

1-60256-265-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xxvii, 516 pages) : illustrations, maps

Altri autori (Persone)

GargolaDaniel J

TalbertRichard J. A. <1947->

Disciplina

937

Soggetti

Rome History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"A history of ancient Rome from earliest times to Constantine"--Jacket.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Notes to the Reader; 1 Early Italy; 2 Rome's First Centuries; 3 Rome and Italy in the Fourth Century; 4 The Beginnings of a Mediterranean Empire; 5 Italy and Empire; 6 Italy Threatened, Enfranchised, Divided; 7 The Domination of Sulla and Its Legacy; 8 End of the Republic: Caesar's Dictatorship; 9 Augustus and the Transformation of the Roman World; 10 The Early Principate (A.D. 14-69): The Julio-Claudians, the Civil War of 68-69, and Life in the Early Empire

11 Institutionalization of the Principate: Military Expansion and Its Limits, the Empire and the Provinces (69-138)12 Italy and the Provinces: Civil and Military Affairs (138-235); 13 The Third Century, the Dominate, and Constantine; Timeline; Glossary; Principal Ancient Authors; Art Credits; Index; Gazetteer

Sommario/riassunto

How did a single village community in the Italian peninsula eventually become one of the mightiest imperial powers the world has ever known? In The Romans, Mary T. Boatwright, Daniel Gargola, and Richard J.A. Talbert tackle this question as they guide readers through a comprehensive sweep of Roman history, ranging from the prehistoric settlements to the age of Constantine. Vividly written and attractively designed with almost 100 illustrations, The Romans expertly unfolds



Rome's remarkable evolution from village, to monarchy and then republic, and finally to one-man rule by an emperor whose po

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Record Nr.

UNINA9910164245903321

Autore

Editors Charles River

Titolo

The internment of japanese americans during world war ii : The history of the controversial decision to relocate citizens across the west coast. / / Charles River Editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Solon, : Charles River Editors, 2016

ISBN

1-5094-3143-8

Edizione

[Unabridged.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (2 audio files) : digital

Classificazione

HIS027100HIS036060HIS037070

Altri autori (Persone)

FluxmanColin

Soggetti

Nonfiction

History

Military

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Audiolibro

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Unabridged.

Sommario/riassunto

Even before Congress declared war on Japan the day after Pearl Harbor, the implications for people of Japanese ancestry living in the United States had begun. On December 7th, several hundred Issei, or first-generation Japanese immigrants, were arrested in Hawaii and on the mainland, having been earlier identified by the FBI as potentially disloyal to the United States. In the months that followed, the scope of suspicion would expand to include all of the 125,000 Japanese living on the mainland, and, though a smaller percentage, many in Hawaii as well. By the time the war ended, the period of internment of Japanese immigrants and citizens, lasting from 1941-1945, was considered one of the most unfortunate episodes of American history. Many government officials in the immediate aftermath of the war era continued to defend internment, citing the possibility of attack and the need to protect Americans at all costs. There were many Americans, however, whose rights as citizens went unprotected, and political



arguments aside, no American can fail to acknowledge the costs of internment to Nikkei families, physically, financially, socially and psychologically. It was not until the first week of September in 1945, just a few weeks after the dropping of the atomic bombs on Japan and the surrender of the Japanese that followed, that Japanese internees knew for sure they would be allowed to leave the camps. The Internment of Japanese Americans during World War II: The History of the Controversial Decision to Relocate Citizens Across the West Coast examines one of the darkest chapters in American history.