This Companion provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of Roman Republican history as it is currently practiced. •Highlights recent developments, including archaeological discoveries, fresh approaches to textual sources, and the opening up of new areas of historical study •Retains the drama of the Republic’s rise and fall •Emphasizes not just the evidence of texts and...(展开全部)

This Companion provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of Roman Republican history as it is currently practiced. •Highlights recent developments, including archaeological discoveries, fresh approaches to textual sources, and the opening up of new areas of historical study •Retains the drama of the Republic’s rise and fall •Emphasizes not just the evidence of texts and...(展开全部)

An intellectual history of the late Roman Republic―and the senators who fought both scholarly debates and a civil war In The Roman Republic of Letters, Katharina Volk explores a fascinating chapter of intellectual history, focusing on the literary senators of the mid-first century BCE who came to blows over the future of Rome even as they debated philosophy, history, political ...(展开全部)

In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small border river called the Rubicon and plunged Rome into cataclysmic civil war. Tom Holland’s enthralling account tells the story of Caesar’s generation, witness to the twilight of the Republic and its bloody transformation into an empire. From Cicero, Spartacus, and Brutus, to Cleo...(展开全部)

In 49 B.C., the seven hundred fifth year since the founding of Rome, Julius Caesar crossed a small border river called the Rubicon and plunged Rome into cataclysmic civil war. Tom Holland’s enthralling account tells the story of Caesar’s generation, witness to the twilight of the Republic and its bloody transformation into an empire. From Cicero, Spartacus, and Brutus, to Cleo...(展开全部)

In this bold new interpretation of the origins of ancient Rome's overseas empire, Dr Burton charts the impact of the psychology, language and gestures associated with the Roman concept of amicitia, or 'friendship'. The book challenges the prevailing orthodox Cold War-era realist interpretation of Roman imperialism and argues that language and ideals contributed just as much to ...(展开全部)

First published in 2000, this translation of one of the great works of Western political thought is based on the assumption that when Plato chose the dialogue form for his writing, he intended these dialogues to sound like conversations - although conversations of a philosophical sort. In addition to a vivid, dignified and accurate rendition of Plato's text, the student and gen...(展开全部)

This collection of essays examines various aspects of the Roman Republic and its constituent groups of citizens, and discusses the nature and significance of the revolution that converted it into a monarchy. Professor Brunt's view is that the Republic was not a mere oligarchy, and that popular elements and conceptions of freedom were more important than is commonly supposed. Ri...(展开全部)

卡罗尔·布拉姆（Carol Blum），当代美国学者，纽约州立大学教授，法国启蒙运动研究专家，另著有《狄德罗：哲学家的美德》《数字的力量：18世纪法国的人口、生育和权力》。