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 61
... successor of Romulus , as follows : " If a father gives his son leave to marry a woman who by the laws is to be the sharer of his sacred rites and possessions , he shall no longer have the power of selling his son . " Numa also ...
... successor of Romulus , as follows : " If a father gives his son leave to marry a woman who by the laws is to be the sharer of his sacred rites and possessions , he shall no longer have the power of selling his son . " Numa also ...
Pagina 234
... successor Augustus , with whose history we still have to deal , were as unhappy and deplorable owing to internal calamities as they were illustrious for the glory of their military achievements . For , just as it was honorable and ...
... successor Augustus , with whose history we still have to deal , were as unhappy and deplorable owing to internal calamities as they were illustrious for the glory of their military achievements . For , just as it was honorable and ...
Pagina 318
... successors to my throne , I bequeath the kingdom which belongs to me 18 to the Romans , with whom I have from the beginning faithfully 1o maintained my friendship and alliance ; and to the same I entrust the protection of my interests ...
... successors to my throne , I bequeath the kingdom which belongs to me 18 to the Romans , with whom I have from the beginning faithfully 1o maintained my friendship and alliance ; and to the same I entrust the protection of my interests ...
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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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