Rome in Africa by Susan Raven

Rome in Africa by Susan Raven

Nearly three thousand years ago the Phoenicians set up trading colonies on the coast of North Africa, and ever since successive civilizations have been imposed on the local inhabitants, largely from outside. Carthaginians, Romans, vandals, Byzantines, Arabs, TUrks, French and Italians have all occupied the region in their time. The Romans governed this part of Africa for six hundred cities, twelve thousand miles of roads and hundreds of aquaducts, some fifty miles long. The remains of many of these structures can be seen today. At the height of its prosperity, during the second and third centuries AD, the area was the granary of Rome, and produced more olive oil than Italy itself. The broadening horizons of the Roman Empire provided scope for the particular talents of a number of Africa's sons: the writers Terence and Apuleius; the first African Roman Emperor Septimius Severus, famous Christian theologians like Tertulllian and Saint Augustine - these are just some who rose to meet the challenges of their age.

'This is the only account of Roman Africa in English that is both readable and reliable, and in the twenty years since its first publication it has established itself as the standard accountThis new third edition has been thoroughly revised to take into account recent research, including the international excavations at Carthage. It is indispensable for students and general readers who wish to study the history of one of Rome's wealthiest provinces, and for visitors to the area who want to understand the background to North Africa's spectacular Roman remains.' - Colin Wells, Trinity University, Texas

Raven, Susan: -

Susan Raven is a singer-songwriter who performs regularly on the British music festival scene and is a life-long student of spirituality. Specializing in the Western esoteric tradition and the work of Rudolf Steiner, she frequently gives talks on the life ether and the elemental beings that inhabit it. Her musical CDs and her inspiring live performances have attracted a large following around the world. Since the late 1990s, Susan has lived in the remote hills of mid-Wales while deepening her understanding of the elemental kingdom and developing the faculty for perceiving the formative world and its inhabitants. In her work, she speaks openly of her transformative experiences and has introduced spiritual-scientific concepts of the etheric world to many people.

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ISBN 13	9780415082617
ISBN 10	0415082617
Title	Rome in Africa
Author	Susan Raven
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Taylor & Francis Ltd
Year published	1993-03-11
Number of pages	288
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