Provincial coinage gives us a unique insight into the Roman world,
reflecting the values and concerns of the elites of the many hundreds
of cities in the Roman empire. Coins offer a very different
perspective from written history, which usually represents the views
of the senatorial class, and which was usually composed long after the
events that are described. The coins, in contrast, provide evidence
without hindsight, and uniquely allow a systematic examination across
the whole Roman world. This volume makes it possible for instructors
and students and scholars to deploy a complex set of material evidence
on many historical topics. It includes over two hundred illustrations
of coins with detailed captions, so providing a convenient sourcebook
of the most important items, and covers topics such as the motivation
for Roman conquest, the revolution of Augustus, the world of the
Second Sophistic and the crisis of the third century.
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Using Coins as Sources
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781009420112
Publisert
2024
Utgiver
Cambridge University Press
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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