The Wars of the Romans [[electronic resource] ] : a critical edition and translation of De Armis Romanis / / Alberico Gentili ; edited by Benedict Kingsbury and Benjamin Straumann ; translated by David Lupher

• Autore: Gentili Alberico <1552-1608.>
• Pubblicazione: Oxford ; ; New York, : Oxford University Press, 2011
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (420 p.)
• Disciplina: 341.6
• Soggetto topico: War (International law)
• Soggetto geografico: Rome History, Military Early works to 1800
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Altri autori: KingsburyBenedict StraumannBenjamin LupherDavid A. <1947->
• Note generali: "A project of the Institute for International Law and Justice at New York University School of Law".
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Introduction: Roman Wars and Roman Laws; Principal Events in Gentili's Life; Translator's Note on the Text and Translation with Acknowledgments; Note on Gentili's Marginal References; TEXT AND TRANSLATION; Book I. Indictment of the Injustice of the Romans in Warfare; 1. The Truth of Roman History is Tainted; 2. On the Multiple Injustice of Romulus; 3. On Numa and the Other Kings; 4. On the Two Brutuses, Scaevola, and Others of that Sort; 5. The Romans Defeated in Wars; 6. The Deceptiveness of the Romans in Treaties; 7. The Unjust Cause of the Samnite War; 8. On the Punic Wars ; 9. On Greece and Syria10. On Mithridates and Hannibal; 11. On the Caesars; 12. On the Romans and Alexander; 13. The Tyranny of the Romans; Book II. Defense of the Justice of the Romans in Warfare; 1. Firm Testimonies to Roman Justice; 2. Romulus; 3. On the Alban War, King Tullus, and his Successors; 4. The Brutuses, Scaevola, Scipio Africanus, etc.; 5. The Romans Undefeated in Wars; 6. The Justice of the Romans in Treaties; 7. The Cause of the Samnite War and of Other Wars of Italy; 8. On the Punic Wars; 9. On Greece and Syria; 10. On Mithridates and Hannibal ; 11. The Rest of the Empire and the Caesars12. On the Romans and Alexander; 13. The Good Fortune of the Roman Empire; Appendix; Errata; Glossary of Terms; Bibliography of Postclassical Works; Index of Authors and Works Cited; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; X; Z; General Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X
• Sommario/riassunto: Was the Roman Empire just? Did Rome acquire her territories through just wars, and did Rome's rule exert a civilizing effect, ultimately beneficial for its subjects? Or was Roman imperialism a massive injustice - the bellicose conquest and absorption of countless peoples and large swaths of territory under false pretences, driven by greed and a lust for domination and glory? In The Wars of the Romans (1599), the important Italian jurist and Regius Professor of Civil Law at. Oxford University Alberico Gentili (1552-1608) argues both sides of the debate. In the first book he lays out the case ag
• Titolo autorizzato: The Wars of the Romans
• ISBN: 1-283-29976-3; 9786613299765; 0-19-161675-3
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910457762303321
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