Sorrows of the Ancient Romans (e-bog) af Barton, Carlin A.
Barton, Carlin A. (forfatter)

Sorrows of the Ancient Romans e-bog

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This inquiry into the collective psychology of the ancient Romans speaks not about military conquest, sober law, and practical politics, but about extremes of despair, desire, and envy. Carlin Barton makes us uncomfortably familiar with a society struggling at or beyond the limits of human endurance. To probe the tensions of the Roman world in the period from the first century b.c.e. through th...
E-bog 366,80 DKK
Forfattere Barton, Carlin A. (forfatter)
Udgivet 6 oktober 2020
Længde 224 sider
Genrer 1QBAR
Sprog English
Format pdf
Beskyttelse LCP
ISBN 9780691219677
This inquiry into the collective psychology of the ancient Romans speaks not about military conquest, sober law, and practical politics, but about extremes of despair, desire, and envy. Carlin Barton makes us uncomfortably familiar with a society struggling at or beyond the limits of human endurance. To probe the tensions of the Roman world in the period from the first century b.c.e. through the first two centuries c.e., Barton picks two images: the gladiator and the "e;monster."e;