Roman People - Softcover

Kebric, Robert

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0767417070 ISBN 13: 9780767417075

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2000

Synopsis

This supplemental text explains the ancient classical Roman world by focusing on individual personalities―what is known about them and their world view. Each individual becomes a lens through which the student can view the values and characteristics of ancient Rome.

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From the Publisher

Emphasis on people: Roman People, Third Edition, lets the ancient Romans speak for themselves through original sources and by focusing on individuals'from prominent political figures to average citizens.
Humanistic perspective: This text helps students understand ancient Rome through an abundance of illustrations, including iconography, busts, and coins, as well as through standard history, literary description, and other evidence about individuals' lives.
Boxes of interest: The boxes in the text contain anecdotes from the daily lives of Romans that bring history to life for contemporary students. Subjects include: "Fulvia'A Lioness among Lions," "The Reluctant Tourist: Boats, Mules, and Misery'Horace Takes a Trip," "Julia: The Star-Crossed Daughter," "Apicius' Guide for the Roman Gourmet," and "An Irate Student Writes Home."
Strong pedagogy: The book opens with a physical description of ancient Rome and includes 22 maps throughout the text to help orient the reader. Other pedagogy includes maps, chronologies, boxed literary vignettes, drawings, photographs, pronunciation guides, and key terms.
The following new narratives are included:
"Home Sweet Home'Pliny Describes His Villa"
"Eyewitness to History'Josephus Describes a Roman Triumph"
"A Frontier Birthday in Roman Britain'Claudia Severa Sends an Invitation to Her Friend"
"Toil and Trouble'A Case of Matricide"
A greater emphasis on Roman women and the family: The new narratives and updated descriptions reflect this emphasis.
An extensive updated bibliography.

About the Author

Professor Robert B. Kebric teaches Greek and Roman History, History of the Olympic Games, and the Humanities at the University of Louisville. He is the author of a number of books and articles, including Greek People, and the companion volume of Roman People. He was born in Palo Alto, California, and attended the University of Southern California, where he was a Phi Beta Kappa and a Woodrow Wilson Fellow. He received his M.A. and Ph.D. from Binghamton University in New York. He has been a historical consultant to Time-Life Books and is a published photographer. He has directed and taught programs of study in Greece, Italy, Egypt, Turkey, and Israel, and spends extended periods in England, Australia, and Hawaii. He lives with his wife, Judith Hartung Kebric, and four basenjis in Louisville, Kentucky.

About this edition

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0767417070
• ISBN 13: 9780767417075
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 339