Britain and its empire in the shadow of Rome : the reception of Rome in socio-political debate from the 1850s to the 1920s / by Butler, Sarah J.

Table of Contents: “…Cover; HalfTitle; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 Ancient Rome and the Debate on the British Empire; The 'civilizing' mission; 'New' imperialism; The rise of English nationalism; 2 Ancient Rome and the Debate on the Nation; Anglo-Saxonism and the working classes; The integration of Britain's 'others'; Britishness vs Englishness; 3 Ancient Rome and the Debate on the City; From rural to urban; Physical degeneration and the working classes; Return to the country and small-town urbanism; Summary; Notes; Bibliography; Index.…”
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Families in the Roman and Late Antique World. by Harlow, Mary

Subjects: “…Families Rome History.…”
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Right thinking and sacred oratory in Counter-Reformation Rome / by McGinness, Frederick J., 1944-

Table of Contents: “…From Vices to Virtues, Punishment to Glory: Rome, Civitas Sancta --…”
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The Roman Forum by Watkin, David, 1941-2018

Subjects: “…Historic buildings Italy Rome.…”
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Emotion, restraint, and community in ancient Rome / by Kaster, Robert A.

Subjects: “…Literature and society Rome.…”
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Same-sex marriage in Renaissance Rome : sexuality, identity, and community in early modern Europe / by Ferguson, Gary, 1963-

Subjects: “…Same-sex marriage Rome.…”
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State power in ancient China and Rome /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Walter Scheidel -- Kingship and elite formation / Peter Fibiger Bang and Karen Turner -- Toward a comparative understanding of the executive decision-making process in China and Rome / Corey Brennan -- The Han bureaucracy: its origin, structure and development / Dingxin Zhao -- The common denominator: late Roman imperial bureaucracy from a comparative perspective / Peter Eich -- State revenue and expenditure in the Han and Roman empires / Walter Scheidel -- Urban systems in the Han and Roman empires: state power and social control / Carlos Noreña -- Public spaces in cities in the Roman and Han empires / Mark Lewis -- Ghosts, gods, and the coming apocalypse: empire and religion in early China and ancient Rome / Michael Puett.…”
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The Art Market in Rome in the Eighteenth Century : a Case Study on the Social History of Art. by Coen, Paolo

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 6 Moral Subjects and Exempla Virtutis at the Start of the Eighteenth Century: Art and Politics in England, Rome and VeniceChapter 7 Sir Joshua Reynolds in Rome, 1750-1752: The Debut of an Artist, an Art Collector or an Art Dealer?…”
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Christians at Rome in the First Two Centuries : From Paul to Valentinus. by Lampe, Peter

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Stories from ancient Greece & Rome / by Tyldesley, Joyce A.

Table of Contents: “…About this book -- About ancient Greece and Rome -- The stories: Persephone visits the underworld -- Pandora opens a box -- Theseus escapes from the labyrinth -- Icarus flies near the sun -- Atalanta runs a race -- Midas is unlucky -- Perseus kills a gorgon -- Arachne weaves a web -- Oedipus meets the sphinx -- Romulus builds a city -- People and place -- What do you think? …”
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The myth of Rome in Shakespeare and his contemporaries / by Chernaik, Warren L.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction: a Roman thought -- Roman historians and the myth of Rome -- The wronged Lucretia and the early republic -- Self-inflicted wounds -- 'Like a Colossus' : Julius Caesar -- Ben Jonson's Rome -- O'erflowing the measure : Antony and Cleopatra -- The city and the battlefield : Coriolanus -- Tyranny and empire -- Ancient Britons and Romans -- Postscript: Shakespeare and the republican tradition.…”
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A Critical History of Early Rome : From Prehistory to the First Punic War. by Forsythe, Gary

Table of Contents: “….; Chapter 3: The Ancient Sources for Early Roman History; Chapter 4: Rome During the Regal Period; Chapter 5: Archaic Roman Religion; Chapter 6: The Beginning of the Roman Republic; Chapter 7: Rome of the Twelve Tables; Chapter 8: Evolution and Growth of the Roman State, 444-367 B.C.; Chapter 9: Rome's Rise to Dominance, 366-300 B.C.; Chapter 10: Rome's Conquest and Unification of Italy, 299-264 B.C.; appendix: Early Roman Chronology; works cited; index.…”
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The vacant see in early modern Rome : a social history of the papal interregnum / by Hunt, John M. (Assistant Professor of History)

Table of Contents: “…Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- List of Abbreviations -- Notes on Currency, Weights, and Time -- Popes and Their Vacant Sees (1559-1655) -- Introduction -- Rome and Its People -- The Vacant See and Historians -- Criminal Sources and the Vacant See -- Chapter 1 The Papal Hydra: The Politics of the Vacant See -- The Pope's Relatives -- The College of Cardinals -- The Popolo Romano -- Noble Offices of the Vacant See -- Jurisdictional Battles -- Chapter 2 The Pope is Dead! …”
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A writer's guide to ancient Rome / by Fleiner, Carey, 1965-

Table of Contents: “…-- The basic necessities: food and clothing -- Location, location, location: domestic and public places and spaces -- The Senate and the people of Rome: law, order, and administration -- Veni, vidi, visa: economic matters -- Romans just want to have fun: leisure and entertainment -- Oh dear, I'm becoming a god: religion in the Roman world -- Resources and suggestions for further reading -- Appendix 1: Key wars, battles, and hotspots, c. 280 BCE-180 CE -- Appendix 2: Political and military movers and shakers c. 250 BCE-235 CE.…”
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Why America is not a new Rome / by Smil, Vaclav

Table of Contents: “…Contents -- Preface -- Part 1 America as a New Rome? -- I Nihil Novi Sub Sole -- Part 2 Why America Is Not a New Rome -- II Empires, Powers, Limits -- III Knowledge, Machines, Energy -- IV Life, Death, Wealth -- Part 3 Why Comparisons Fail -- V Historical Analogies and Their (Lack of) Meaning -- Notes -- References -- Name Index -- Subject Index…”
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Imperial Rome AD 284 to 363 : the new empire / by Harries, Jill

Table of Contents: “…The long third century -- Four lords of the world, AD 284-311 -- The empire renewed -- The return of the old gods -- The victory of Constatntine, AD 311-37 -- Towards the sunrise: Constatine Augustus -- Constructing the Christian emperor -- The sons of Constantine -- Warfare and imperial security, AD 337-61 -- Church and empire -- Images of women -- Rome and Antioch -- Julian Augustus -- The funeral director.…”
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The construction of authority in ancient Rome and Byzantium : the rhetoric of empire / by Takács, Sarolta A.

Table of Contents: “…Ch. 1. Republican Rome's Rhetorical Pattern of Political Authority -- Virtual Reality: To Win Fame and Practice Virtue -- Creation of a Public Image: Rome's Virtuous Man -- Virtue and Remembrance: The Tomb of the Scipiones -- Variations on the Theme: Cicero's Virtuous Roman -- Pater Patriae: Symbol of Authority and Embodiment of Tradition -- Virtuous Father: Gaius Julius Caesar -- Ch. 2. …”
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The Rome Statute for the International Criminal Court : analysis of the statute, the rules of procedure and evidence, the regulations of the court and supplementary instruments / by Pikēs, Geōrgios

Table of Contents: “…Status, complexion and inherent powers of the International Criminal Court -- Composition of the court -- Competence-jurisdiction-admissibility -- The law applicable under the Rome Statute -- The judiciary : pre-trial, trial and appeals chambers -- Offences against the administration of justice and misconduct -- The office of the prosecutor -- Victims and witnesses -- Counsel -- International cooperation and judicial assistance.…”
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Rome and the Mediterranean 290 to 146 BC : the Imperial Republic / by Rosenstein, Nathan Stewart

Table of Contents: “…Illustrations; Tables; Acknowledgements; Series editor's preface; Abbreviations; Maps; Chapter 1: Introduction; Chapter 2: Rome, Pyrrhus, and Carthage; Chapter 3: The imperium and the army; Chapter 4: Hannibal; Chapter 5: The conquest of Gaul, Greece, and Spain; Chapter 6: The new brutality; Chapter 7: The impact of imperium; Chronology; Guide to further reading; Bibliography; Index.…”
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A Critical History of Early Rome : From Prehistory to the First Punic War. by Forsythe, Gary

Table of Contents: “….; Chapter 3: The Ancient Sources for Early Roman History; Chapter 4: Rome During the Regal Period; Chapter 5: Archaic Roman Religion; Chapter 6: The Beginning of the Roman Republic; Chapter 7: Rome of the Twelve Tables; Chapter 8: Evolution and Growth of the Roman State, 444-367 B.C.; Chapter 9: Rome's Rise to Dominance, 366-300 B.C.; Chapter 10: Rome's Conquest and Unification of Italy, 299-264 B.C.; appendix: Early Roman Chronology; works cited; index.…”
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Rome, the Greek World, and the East, 3 : the Greek World, the Jews, and the East. by Millar, Fergus

“…Studies in the history of Greece and Rome.…”
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The Edinburgh companion to ancient Greece and Rome /

“…Rome History.…”
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Christian teachers in second-century Rome : schools and students in the ancient city /

Subjects: “…Christian education Italy Rome History Early church, ca. 30-600.…”
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Imperial Rome AD 193 to 284 : the critical century / by Ando, Clifford, 1969-

“…Edinburgh history of ancient Rome.…”
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Between Renaissance and Baroque : Jesuit art in Rome, 1565-1610 / by Bailey, Gauvin A.

Table of Contents: “…The Church of the Gesu in Rome: Documents…”
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The power and the glorification : papal pretensions and the art of propaganda in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries by Jong, Jan de (Johannes Leenderd), 1956-

Table of Contents: “…The Pope, the Papacy, and the Church -- The Pope and the King: Alexander VI and Charles VIII of France -- The Pope and the City: Leo X and the Conservators of Rome -- The Pope and the Emperor: Leo X, Clement VII, and Constantine the Great -- The Pope and His Family: Paul III and the Farnese -- The Pope and Secular Power, Muslims and Heretics: Pius IV, Pius V, and Gregory XIII -- Epilogue: The Pope and the Past.…”
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Human landscapes in classical antiquity : environment and culture

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Brokers of public trust : notaries in early modern Rome / by Nussdorfer, Laurie

Subjects: “…Notaries Italy Rome History 1420-1798.…”
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Roman Republican Theatre : a History. by Manuwald, Gesine

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Rethinking the Concept of 'Healing Settlements' by Bassani, Maddalena

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Slavery and the Roman literary imagination by Fitzgerald, William, 1952-

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Die Verwaltung der Stadt Rom in der Hohen Kaiserzeit Formen der Kommunikation, Interaktion und Vernetzung. by Eich, Peter

Subjects: “…Public administration Italy Rome History Congresses.…”
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Tiberius Caesar. by Shotter, David

Table of Contents: “…Book Cover; Title; Contents; LIST OF FIGURES; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; FOREWORD; Introduction; Tiberius' early life; The new princeps; Tiberius, the senate and the nobility; Tiberius and the family of Germanicus; Sejanus; Tiberius and the Empire; Tiberius' retirement from Rome: his later years; The succession; Conclusion; THE ACCOUNTS OF TIBERIUS' LIFE AND REIGN; THE EVIDENCE OF INSCRIPTIONS AND COINS; CHIEF DATES IN THE LIFE OF TIBERIUS; GLOSSARY OF LATIN TERMS; SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX.…”
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Sallust and the fall of the Republic : historiography and intellectual life at Rome / by Shaw, E. H.

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Marcus Aurelius : a life by McLynn, Frank

Subjects: “…Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome, 121-180.…”
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Augustus : Introduction to the Life of an Emperor. by Galinsky, Karl, 1942-

Table of Contents: “…4: THE CHALLENGE OF PAX AUGUSTAPAX: MEANING AND PRACTICE; GOLDEN AGE REALITIES; GLOBAL LEADERSHIP AND MORAL LEADERSHIP; THE ROLE OF RELIGION; SUCCEEDING AUGUSTUS; 5: AUGUSTUS AT HOME: Friends and Family; LIVIA: WIFE AND CONSIGLIERE; AGRIPPA: RIGHT-HAND MAN AND VICEROY; JULIA: CHATTEL AND REBEL; TIBERIUS: COMPETENT AND TAKEN FOR GRANTED; MORE ON THE GRANDCHILDREN; "WE ARE FAMILY": THE ALTAR OF AUGUSTAN PEACE; AUGUSTUS AT HOME; THE "HOUSE OF AUGUSTUS"; 6: CULTURAL VITALITY; "AUGUSTAN" CHARACTERISTICS: OVERVIEW AND SOME EXAMPLES; AUGUSTAN PROPAGANDA?; THE REMAKING OF ROME.…”
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Christian intellectuals and the Roman Empire from Justin Martyr to Origen by Secord, Jared

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Pagans and Christians in the Late Roman Empire : New Evidence, New Approaches (4th-8th centuries). by Sághy, Marianne, 1961-

Subjects: “…Christianity and other religions Italy Rome.…”
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Tiberius. by Seager, Robin

Subjects: “…Tiberius, Emperor of Rome, 42 B.C.-37 A.D.…”
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Augustan Rome 44 BC to AD 14 : the restoration of the Republic and the establishment of the empire / by Richardson, John, 1946-

Subjects: “…Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.…”
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