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Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook
Mary Beard
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Description for Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook
Paperback. This book presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world from the early Republic to the late Empire. Num Pages: 428 pages, 95 figures. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBG; HBLA; HRLK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 244 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 864. Sourcebook. 426 pages, 95 figures. This book presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world from the early Republic to the late Empire. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). BIC Classification: 1DST; HBG; HBLA; HRLK. Dimension: 244 x 162 x 21. Weight: 778.
Volume two reveals the extraordinary diversity of ancient Roman religion. A comprehensive sourcebook, it presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world - from the foundations of the city in the eighth century BC to the Christian capital more than a thousand years later. Each document is given a full introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and acts as a starting point for further discussion. Through paintings, sculptures, coins and inscriptions, as well as literary texts in translation, the book explores the major themes and problems of Roman religion, such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination, ... Read more
Volume two reveals the extraordinary diversity of ancient Roman religion. A comprehensive sourcebook, it presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world - from the foundations of the city in the eighth century BC to the Christian capital more than a thousand years later. Each document is given a full introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and acts as a starting point for further discussion. Through paintings, sculptures, coins and inscriptions, as well as literary texts in translation, the book explores the major themes and problems of Roman religion, such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Number of pages
426
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Condition
New
Number of Pages
428
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521456463
SKU
V9780521456463
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Reviews for Religions of Rome: Volume 2, A Sourcebook
'This is an excellent book that answers any reader's questions on the religious life of the Romans.' The Australian National Review ' … the best one-volume study in publication … a well written book that should have a place of the shelf of every student of early European history, and on that of every theologian as well'. Theology 'These books ... Read more