| Religions of Rome: Volume 2, a Sourcebook Contributor(s): Beard, Mary (Author), North, John (Author), Price, Simon (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521456460 ISBN-13: 9780521456463 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $46.54 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 1998 Annotation: This book, the second of the two volumes that make up Religions of Rome, presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world from the early Republic to the late Empire (both visual evidence and texts in translation). More than just a "sourcebook," it explores some of the major themes and problems of Roman religion (such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination and prediction). Each document has an introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and is used as the starting point for further discussion. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Ancient - Rome - Religion | History |
| Dewey: 200.937 |
| LCCN: 97021302 |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.9" W x 9.7" (1.90 lbs) 428 pages |
| Themes: - Theometrics - Academic - Chronological Period - Ancient (To 499 A.D.) - Cultural Region - Italy |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book, the second of the two volumes that make up Religions of Rome, presents a wide range of documents illustrating religious life in the Roman world from the early Republic to the late Empire (both visual evidence and texts in translation). More than just a sourcebook, it explores some of the major themes and problems of Roman religion (such as sacrifice, the religious calendar, divination and prediction). Each document has an introduction, explanatory notes and bibliography, and is used as the starting point for further discussion. |