A Brief History of the Roman Empire by Stephen P Kershaw

A Brief History of the Roman Empire by Stephen P Kershaw

In this lively and very readable history of the Roman Empire from its establishment in 27 BC to the barbarian incursions and the fall of Rome in AD 476, Kershaw draws on a range of evidence, from Juvenal's Satires to recent archaeological finds. He examines extraordinary personalities such as Caligula and Nero and seismic events such as the conquest of Britain and the establishment of a 'New Rome' at Constantinople and the split into eastern and western empires. Along the way we encounter gladiators and charioteers, senators and slaves, fascinating women, bizarre sexual practices and grotesque acts of brutality, often seen through eyes of some of the world's greatest writers. He concludes with a brief look at how Rome lives on in the contemporary world, in politics, architecture, art and literature.

Stephen Kershaw wrote his PhD under Richard Buxton, arguably the leading scholar on Greek myth in the world. He has taught Classics in numerous establishments, including Oxford University Department for Continuing Education and Warwick University. He runs the European Studies Classical Tour for Rhodes College and the University of the South.

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ISBN 13	9781780330488
ISBN 10	1780330480
Titel	A Brief History of the Roman Empire
Autor	Stephen P Kershaw
Serie	Brief Histories
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Little, Brown Book Group
Erscheinungsjahr	2013-03-21
Seitenanzahl	480
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