1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910511449603321

Autore

Westall Richard

Titolo

Caesar's Civil War : historical reality and fabrication / / by Richard W. Westall

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Leiden ; ; Boston : , : Brill, , 2017

ISBN

90-04-35615-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xvi, 400 pages)

Collana

Mnemosyne supplements ; ; v. 410

Disciplina

937/.05

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Rome History Historiography Civil War, 49-45 B.C

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Matter -- Introduction -- The Civil War of 49–48 BCE -- Italia -- Hispania -- Gallia -- Africa -- Macedonia -- Asia -- Aegyptus -- Conclusion -- Weights, Measures, and Currencies -- Maps. Theatres of War in 49–48 BCE -- Bibliography -- Indexes.

Sommario/riassunto

In Caesar's Civil War: Historical Reality and Fabrication , Westall combines literary analysis of Caesar’s Bellum Civile with a concern for the socio-economic history of the Roman empire. The Bellum Gallicum and the Shakespearean play are better known, but Caesar’s partisan account of the Roman civil war culminating in the battle of Pharsalus offers a historical text of perennial interest and relevance. Two introductory chapters contextualize this book and offer a traditional narrative of political and military history for 49-48 BCE. There follow seven chapters that are dedicated to each of the geographical theatres of civil war. These chapters show how Caesar’s testimony sheds important light upon the nature of Roman rule in the Mediterranean, but also explore the problems to be encountered in using potentially tendentious testimony.



2.

Record Nr.

UNISALENTO991003085709707536

Autore

Meneghelli, Pierantonio <1749-1819.>

Titolo

Lettera sopra di un bassorilievo del celebre scultore signor Antonio Canova [Pierantonio Meneghelli]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

In Padova, 1802

Descrizione fisica

[2], xxii p.; 8° (20 cm)

Soggetti

Canova, Antonio, 1757-1822

Canova, Antonio, 1757-1822

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Microfilm

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Il nome dell'A. si ricava a c. A3r.

Cors. ; rom.

Fregio sul front.

Riproduzione in microfiche dell'originale conservato presso la Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana