The writing is meticulous ... the republication of a selection of his papers is a happy event.

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Rome, Polybius, and the East offers a collection of seventeen of the more important papers written by the late Peter Derow, Hody Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Wadham College, Oxford, during the course of his career. With a detailed introduction by the editors, the papers make up a distinctive and influential body of work--essential reading for anyone interested in Roman imperialism or Polybius, and Rome's rise to Mediterranean power. They include Derow's classic survey articles on the Roman conquest of the East, the great Greek historian Polybius, his investigations of the Roman calendar, and several papers on epigraphy. It also contains a bibliography of Derow's work.
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This volume offers a collection of seventeen of the more important papers written by the late Peter Derow during the course of his career. With a detailed introduction by the editors, it is essential reading for anyone interested in Roman imperialism or Polybius, and Rome's rise to Mediterranean power.
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FRONTISPIECE; INTRODUCTION; I. NARRATIVES; II. POLYBIUS AND ROMAN POWER; III. THE ROMAN CALENDAR; IV. EPIGRAPHY; BIBLIOGRAPHY OF PETER DEROW; INDEX
Major contribution to the understanding of Roman imperialism and the Greek historian Polybius by a leading specialist in the field Collects together and makes easily accessible significant articles Brings together the lifetime work of a leading ancient historian
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The late Peter Derow was Hody Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Wadham College, Oxford, from 1977 until his death in December 2006.
Major contribution to the understanding of Roman imperialism and the Greek historian Polybius by a leading specialist in the field Collects together and makes easily accessible significant articles Brings together the lifetime work of a leading ancient historian
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780199640904
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Oxford University Press
Vekt
534 gr
Høyde
222 mm
Bredde
145 mm
Dybde
25 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, 05
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
330

Biografisk notat

The late Peter Derow was Hody Fellow and Tutor in Ancient History at Wadham College, Oxford, from 1977 until his death in December 2006.