Binding: Paperback
Description: The founding of the Roman Principate was a time of great turmoil. This book brings together a set of important Latin inscriptions including the recently discovered documents concerning the death of Germanicus and trial of Cn. Piso in order to illustrate the developing sense of dynasty that underpinned the new monarchy of Augustus. Each inscription is supplied with its original text a new English translation and a full introduction and historical commentary that will be useful to students and scholars alike. The book also provides important technical help in understanding the production and interpretation of documents and inscriptions thereby making it an excellent starting point for introducing students to Roman epigraphy.
Title: Death And Dynasty In Early Imperial Rome Key Sources With Text Translation And Commentary
Author(s): Lott J. Bert (Vassar College New York)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Barcode: 9780521677783
Pages: 380 Pages, 1 Maps; 20 Halftones, Unspecified; 11 Line Drawings, Unspecified
Publication Date: 8/30/2012
Category: Roman Law