Roman Civilization: The RepublicNaphtali Lewis, Meyer Reinhold Columbia University Press, 1951 - 544 pagine Naphtali Lewis and Meyer Reinhold's Roman Civilization is a classic. These volumes consist of selected primary documents from ancient Rome, covering a range of over 1,000 years of Roman culture, from the foundation of the city to its sacking by the Goths. The selections cover a broad spectrum of Roman civilization, including literature, philosophy, religion, education, politics, military affairs, and economics. These English translations of literary, inscriptional, and papyrological sources, many of which are available nowhere else, create a mosaic of the brilliance, the beauty, and the power of Rome. -- Text refers to later edition. |
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Pagina 218
... carried the coined silver in 750 vessels , each holding three talents and each carried by four men . Others brought silver bowls and drinking horns and flat bowls and wine cups , each well arranged for display , and all extraordinary as ...
... carried the coined silver in 750 vessels , each holding three talents and each carried by four men . Others brought silver bowls and drinking horns and flat bowls and wine cups , each well arranged for display , and all extraordinary as ...
Pagina 448
... carried on by man - slaves , or freemen , or both ; by freemen , when they till the ground themselves , as many poor people do with the help of their families ; or hired hands , when the heavier farm operations , such as the vintage and ...
... carried on by man - slaves , or freemen , or both ; by freemen , when they till the ground themselves , as many poor people do with the help of their families ; or hired hands , when the heavier farm operations , such as the vintage and ...
Pagina 502
... carried off statues of great beauty from Chios , and also from Erythrae and Halicarnassus . From Tenedos — I make no reference to the money he seized - Tenes himself , the god for whom the people of Tenedos feel special reverence , who ...
... carried off statues of great beauty from Chios , and also from Erythrae and Halicarnassus . From Tenedos — I make no reference to the money he seized - Tenes himself , the god for whom the people of Tenedos feel special reverence , who ...
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ABBREVIATIONS USED IN CITATION OF SOURCES | 2 |
FROM THE BEGINNINGS TO 509 B C | 46 |
THE CONQUEST AND ORGANIZATION OF ITALY TO 264 B C | 70 |
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