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Auteur(s) : Woolf, Greg (1961-....)
Titre(s) : Rome [Texte imprimé] : an empire's story / Greg Woolf
Publication : Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, ©2012
Description matérielle : xiii, 366 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Comprend : The whole story ; Empires of the mind ; Rulers of Italy ; Imperial ecology ;
Mediterranean hegemony ; Slavery and empire ; Crisis ; At heaven's command? ;
The generals ; The enjoyment of empire ; Emperors ; Resourcing empire ; War ;
Imperial identities ; Recovery and collapse ; A Christian empire ; Things fall
apart ; The Roman past and the Roman future.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-356) and index
The idea of empire was created in ancient Rome and even today the Roman Empire offers
a touchstone for thinking about imperialism. Traces of its monuments, literature,
and institutions can be found across Europe, the Near East, and North Africa, and
sometimes even further afield. In this work, the author, a historian recounts how
this mammoth empire was created, how it was sustained in crisis, and how it shaped
the world of its rulers and subjects, a story spanning a millennium and a half of
history. The personalities and events of Roman history have become part of the West's
cultural lexicon, and the author provides retellings of each of these, from the war
with Carthage to Octavian's victory over Cleopatra, from the height of territorial
expansion under the emperors Trajan and Hadrian to the founding of Constantinople
and the barbarian invasions which resulted in Rome's ultimate collapse. Throughout,
he considers the conditions that made Rome's success possible and so durable, covering
topics as diverse as ecology, slavery, and religion. He also compares Rome to other
ancient empires and to its many later imitators, bringing into vivid relief the Empire's
most distinctive and enduring features. As is demonstrated, nobody ever planned to
create a state that would last more than a millennium and a half, yet Rome was able,
in the end, to survive barbarian migrations, economic collapse and even the conflicts
between a series of world religions that had grown up within its borders, in the process
generating an image and a myth of empire that is apparently indestructible
Sujet(s) : Rome -- 30 av. J.-C.-476 (Empire)
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780199775293 (acid-free paper). - ISBN 019977529X (acid-free paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb442067989
Notice n° :
FRBNF44206798
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