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UNISA996441545103316 |
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Autore |
Rutherford R. B |
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Titolo |
Classical literature [[electronic resource] ] : a concise history / / Richard Rutherford |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Malden, Mass., : Blackwell, 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-281-31041-7 |
9786611310417 |
0-470-77348-0 |
0-470-77526-2 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (370 p.) |
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Collana |
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Blackwell introductions to the classical world |
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Soggetti |
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Classical literature - History and criticism |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [316]-342) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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; |
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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 |
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UNINA9910960065603321 |
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Autore |
Shotter D. C. A (David Colin Arthur) |
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Titolo |
Tiberius Caesar / / David Shotter |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2004 |
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1-134-36417-2 |
0-203-35452-4 |
1-134-36418-0 |
1-280-04679-1 |
0-203-62502-1 |
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Edizione |
[2nd ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (124 p.) |
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Collana |
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Lancaster pamphlets in ancient history |
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Disciplina |
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Emperors - Rome |
Rome History Tiberius, 14-37 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [102]-106) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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; |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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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. |
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