1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996441545103316

Autore

Rutherford R. B

Titolo

Classical literature [[electronic resource] ] : a concise history / / Richard Rutherford

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, Mass., : Blackwell, 2005

ISBN

1-281-31041-7

9786611310417

0-470-77348-0

0-470-77526-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (370 p.)

Collana

Blackwell introductions to the classical world

Disciplina

880/.09

Soggetti

Classical literature - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [316]-342) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Maps; Introduction; 1 Epic; 2 Drama; 3 Rhetoric; 4 History, Biography and Fiction; 5 Erotic Literature; 6 Literature and Power; 7 Aspects of Wit; 8 Thinkers; 9 Believers; Appendix 1: Translations of Four Longer Passages; Appendix 2: Timeline; Appendix 3: List of Roman Emperors; Appendix 4: Major Greek and Roman Gods; Notes; Further Reading; Index;

Sommario/riassunto

This accessible one-volume survey of the literature of Greece and Rome covers the period between Homer around 700 BC and Augustine around AD 410.:.; Highlights what is important historically and of continuing interest and value in classical literature.; An introduction by the editor presents essential information in a concise, accessible way.; Each chapter focuses on a particular genre or area of literature.; This structure allows readers to see continuities between different periods and to move easily between the Greek and Roman worlds.; Includes extensive quotations in English.; A timeline a



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910960065603321

Autore

Shotter D. C. A (David Colin Arthur)

Titolo

Tiberius Caesar / / David Shotter

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004

ISBN

1-134-36417-2

0-203-35452-4

1-134-36418-0

1-280-04679-1

0-203-62502-1

Edizione

[2nd ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (124 p.)

Collana

Lancaster pamphlets in ancient history

Disciplina

937/.07/092

B

Soggetti

Emperors - Rome

Rome History Tiberius, 14-37

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [102]-106) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Book Cover; Title; Contents; LIST OF FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; Introduction; Tiberius' early life; The new princeps; Tiberius, the senate and the nobility; Tiberius and the family of Germanicus; Sejanus; Tiberius and the Empire; Tiberius' retirement from Rome: his later years; The succession; Conclusion; THE ACCOUNTS OF TIBERIUS' LIFE AND REIGN; THE EVIDENCE OF INSCRIPTIONS AND COINS; CHIEF DATES IN THE LIFE OF TIBERIUS; GLOSSARY OF LATIN TERMS; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX;

Sommario/riassunto

A concise and accessible survey of the character and life of Tiberius Caesar, heir of Augustus Caesar and emperor of Rome from AD 14 to AD 37.